RIS has set up the New Asia Forum as a dedicated network of think-tanks in Asia devoted to assist the process of regional integration and thus help in building a New Asia with ideas. The New Asia Monitor, a quarterly journal of the Forum, was launched in March 2004 to disseminate the news, viewpoints and analysis on the economic outlook and developments in the region, among the policy circles and think-tanks to promote the cause of regional economic integration. New Asia Monitor has been received well. The Forum has also set up a dedicated website www.newasiaforum.org as the melting pot for all the relevant information and resources on the subject. This site is being linked up with those of the think-tanks connected with the Forum. Preparations are on for the High-Level Conference to be organized in Tokyo on 18-19 November 2004 in collaboration with some leading policy think-tanks of Asia.

Research Team: Dr. Nagesh Kumar and Ms. Arti Shukla