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Option 2 : 3 only
The correct answer is 3 only.
- India is a member of the East Asia Summit.
- India is a member of ASEAN+6, not the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
- India is also not a member of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC).
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)
- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim.
- It aims to promote free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region
- APEC started in 1989, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional trade blocs in other parts of the world.
- It aimed to establish new markets for agricultural products and raw materials beyond Europe.
- APEC is headquartered in Singapore.
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APEC’s 21 member economies are Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Vietnam
Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia.
- The ASEAN promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and socio-cultural integration among its members and other countries in Asia.
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The motto of ASEAN is “One Vision, One Identity, One Community".
East Asia Summit (EAS)
- The East Asia Summit (EAS) established in 2005 is a forum of 18 regional leaders for strategic dialogue and cooperation on the key political, security, and economic challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region.
- The EAS comprises the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam – along with 8 members Australia, China, Japan, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States.
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