Opinions on Asian Integration |
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The New Asia Forum seeks to debate and generate ideas on all aspects of Asian Economic Growth and Regional Integration. To facilitate this we have complied various opinion pieces published in the News Media over the past few months on these and allied issues. This section seeks to pool in all those various expert opinions so as to provide for a thinking and debating platform. The articles herein focus on various issues like assessment of Asian Economic Performance, Ideas on Creation of an Asian Economic Grouping, Assessment of Current Regional Initiatives etc. The underlying idea is to assess Asia's overall growth and to evaluate how this growth can be sustained and consolidated through the formation of a Pan Asian Organisation. The articles have been arranged chronologically. |
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| 2008 | |
| May | |
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Asian
Economic Growth David Hunter Tow, Future Enterprise, 30 May 2008 |
| March | |
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Europe
Should Develop Its Ability to Lead Joseph S. Nye, The St. Petersburgh Times, 4 March 2008 |
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The
Tigers That Lost Their Roar Tehran Times, 3 March 2008 |
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ASEAN
FTAs and Prospects of Broader Regional Cooperation in Asia Nagesh Kumar, March/April 2008 |
| February | |
| March | |
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Europe
Should Develop Its Ability to Lead Joseph S. Nye, The St. Petersburgh Times, 4 March 2008 |
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The
Tigers That Lost Their Roar Tehran Times, 3 March 2008 |
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ASEAN
FTAs and Prospects of Broader Regional Cooperation in Asia Nagesh Kumar, March/April 2008 |
| February | |
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Asia’s
tigers eye nuclear future
Geoffrey Gunnatimes, 15 February, 2008 |
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Europe
not to be underestimated Joseph Nye, Taipei Times, 13 February, 2008 |
| January | |
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Pan-Asian
commodity exchanges Sudhir Kapur, Financial Express, 28 January 2008 |
| 2007 | |
| December | |
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India's
Peaceful Rise Lee Kuan Yew, 24 December 2007 |
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ASEAN
and East Asia could be India’s new gold mine Dr Suvrokamal Dutta, Merinews.com, 08 December 2007 |
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Will
ASEAN integration take place as expected? Tetsuya Tsuruhara, 5 December 2007 |
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Challenging
times for Asia Mohamed Ariff, Executive Director, MIER,The Staronline, 3 December 2007 |
| November | |
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Should
India forge an FTA with ASEAN? Nagesh Kumar, Director-General, RIS,Economic Times, 27 Nov, 2007 |
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East
Asia Forum to Work on Economic Integration Hindustan Times, 13 November 2007 |
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''India
Rediscovering East Asia'' Chietigj Bajpaee, PINR, 8 November 2007 |
| October | |
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Commerce to drive Kenya’s foreign policy |
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ASEAN+6
is optimal for Asian integration |
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Political will must drive East Asian community |
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Japanese
businessmen keen on East Asian Community |
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New
energy grips Asia Arne Walther, Secretary General, IEF, Times of India, 2 October 2007 |
| September | |
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Japan-China
efforts vital for regional group |
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Reappraising
Apec’s relevance to East Asia |
| August | |
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How
Asia weathers the global credit crisis |
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Regional
integration should be started and expanded, says ADB |
| July | |
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Win-win
relationship for ASEAN and Europe |
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Ifzal
Ali: A tripolar Asia is Emerging (Interview) |
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Economists
call for closer Asian financial integration |
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Smoother
trade in East Asia |
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The
Asian crisis, ten years after |
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The
India-China equation |
| June | |
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Take
your partners for economic integration
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| May | |
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Uncertainty
remains as regional ties form |
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A
Galloping India and China |
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India's
`Madness' Is Worthy of Attention in Asia
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EU
launches free trade talks with ASEAN
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Asia`s
own IMF |
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Asean
spirit just fades away |
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Asia
Needs a Euro? It's Still a Laughing Matter
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Asia
Threatened by Global Financial Imbalances, Contemplates Integrated
Future |
| April | |
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Asian
integration still a long way off |
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Ten
years later, East Asia is back |
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Asia
is still a star on the economic front
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Asia
thriving in financial market |
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Japan
needs to push for an Asian Community
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Prospects
of integration in East Asia brightening |
| March | |
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Ramos:
Japan, China, S. Korea must cooperate
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Ready
for the Asian Union? |
| February | |
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Push
market integration in expanding East Asia
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Japan,
South Korea can pull Asia together
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BIMP-EAGA
wrong economic partner, says NEDA chief
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Five
trends in Asia that will impact Western Pennsylvania's economy |
| January | |
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Chorus
at WEF: Chindia has arrived
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Eastern
initiatives |
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Rise
of China and India changes course of global economic history
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Compete
as you cooperate |
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Nations
required to develop new strategy to embrace U.S. |
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Asia
is still the region to watch |
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Southeast
Asian free trade
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An
East Asian community? Not so fast |
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No
tradeoffs here |
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The
Future of East Asian Institutionalism
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| 2006 | |
| December | |
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Pan-Asian
vision |
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Japan-India
partnership key to bolstering stability in Asia
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The
rise of pan-Asian culture |
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The
‘Arc of Advantage’ Will Benefit the World |
| November | |
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Reforms
would help stabilise Asia’s bond markets
Thomas Schiller, Financial Times, 26 November 2006 |
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Asia's
Trade Blocks |
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Confident
Asia ready to take on the US, Europe
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Asia
searches for security in trade |
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Asian
currency unit still a dream |
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East
Asia exposes the limits of the regional |
| October | |
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East Asian community a tough prospect
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A
case for currency appreciation in Asia? |
| September | |
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Moving
toward an East Asian Community Yoshio Okawara, The Japan Times, 28 September 2006 |
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Regional
integration can help drive costs down, say central bankers |
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Play
stronger role, Asian economies told |
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What
India and China can learn from each other |
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Future
challenges for Asian economies in changing world |
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"East
Asian Economic Prospects and Challenges" Haruhiko Kuroda, Hanoi, Viet Nam,7 September 2006 |
| August | |
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China
Can't Shield Asia From a U.S. Slowdown Yet: William Pesek William Pesek, Bloomberg |
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Asia
moving towards its own consensus Thanong Khanthong, The Nation, August 25, 2006 |
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Giving
the India-Asean FTA a new thrust S. Majumder, Hindu Business Line, August 24 2006 |
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China,
India Lead Debate on Free Capital Flows Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg, 22 August 2006 |
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Why
even Japan now wants a free trade zone Hardev Kaur, New Strait Times Online, 14 August, 2006 |
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Japan's
dream of reaching East Asia EPA People’s Daily Online, 13 August 2006 |
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India`s
Protectionism is Trying ASEAN`s Patience Sanjana Joshi, The Nation, 11 August 2006 |
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EU
to Make Stronger Presence in South-East Asia Paul Gabriel, The Star Online, August 6, 2006 |
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FTAs
and RTAs: The Political Imperative T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Business Standard, August 04, 2006 |
| July | |
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Economic
Integration in East Asia: Trends, Prospects, and a Possible Roadmap Pradumna B. Rana, ADB Working Paper Series on Regional Economic Integration No.2, July 2006 |
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Chinese
Growth Exceeds Forecasts Peter S. Goodman, Washington Post , July 19, 2006 |
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Asia
- Home to Half the World Population - Is Graying July 11, 2006 |
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The
Challenge of Developing the Mekong Region Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, IMF, Bangkok Post, July 11, 2006 |
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ASEAN
economic unity would boost local stability: Austalian Report SAWFNEWS.Com, July 6, 2006 |
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Together
we shall grow Mukul Asher and Rahul Sen. ISEAS, Singapore, Daily News and Analysis, July 04, 2006 |
| June | |
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Asian
integration: large hurdles still remain MY Khan , Former Economic Advisor, SEBI, Financial Express 30 June 2006 |
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Rewriting
the line on Japan Frank Ching, Hong Kong based Journalists, Japan Times, 30 June 2006 |
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PTA
with ASEAN — Tread with caution S. Srinath, Hindu Business Line, 28 June , 2006 |
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How
to build a stable, prosperous Asia Mark Austin / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer, Daily Yomiuri Online, June 21, 2006 |
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New
century belongs to Asia Menafn.com, 16 June 2006 |
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Asia
can stand on its own: Petronas president Ravi Nambiar, Business Times, 16 June 2006 |
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The
global tie that binds: Anxiety over Asia William Pesek Jr., International Herald Tribune, 15 June 2006 |
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China
and India set to renew Silk Road ties Andy Mukherjee, International Herald Tribune, 14 June 2006 |
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Asian
Highway network gathers speed Raja M, 14 June 2006 |
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China
and India cannot fill the world's skills gap Guy de Jonquieres, Financial Times, June 13 2006 |
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ADB
Launches New Strategy to Strengthen Poverty-Reducing Assistance |
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China,
India Set to Rediscover Silk Route Ties: Andy Mukherjee |
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India’s
gains predicated on competitiveness |
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Indonesia
role on road to Asian community |
| May | |
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India,
China converge in tackling growth problems |
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Micro
pains, macro gains |
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Both
should recognise each other's priorities |
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Look-East
policy has started bearing fruits |
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The
Asian giants and the brains bazaar |
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Australia
seeks greater Asian engagement |
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Can
a common currency work in Asia? Yes |
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Japan
and East Asia marching together toward connectedness |
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Engaging
with Asia |
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Free
trade areas in Asia should be open to all |
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India
Needs to be More Proactive |
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Asia
Needs Multi-Speed, Multi-Track Approach to Integration, Experts
Agree |
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ADB
chief happy at India's success Omert Farooq, Khaleej Times online, 5 May 2006 |
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High
Price of East Asian Nationalism |
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In
Search of an ASEAN Identity |
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Asia
Growing, But Where Are the Jobs? |
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Fed's
Pause May Send Asian Currencies Higher |
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Job
Creation Critical to India’s Development |
| April | |
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An
‘Asian Currency Unit’ |
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Asian
Currency Unit Minus Indian Rupee? |
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Arc
of disadvantage |
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Asian
Consumers are on the Rise |
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Watch,
you're stepping into a noodle bowl |
| March | |
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China,
Japan Korea need cooperative supervisory framework |
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The
Year of Asia |
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Incremental
Diplomacy won’t do |
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Bickering
delays Asian currency unit launch |
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A
Perilous Collision Between Nationalism and Globalisation |
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Powerhouse
China should not be a threat |
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Promoting
growth, ending poverty |
| February | |
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What
lies beneath: getting to all that oil and gas |
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Meet
the Man Who Is Bringing Asia Together |
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East
Asian countries can achieve Europe's standard of living: SM Goh |
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East
Asia needs genuine regional integration |
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Need
a bolder approach to integrate Asia |
| January | |
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ADB
plans to release ACU average |
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GCC-India
FTA Talks Give Fillip to ‘Asian Community’ Dr. N. Janardhan, Arab News, January 5, 2005 |
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U.S.-China
ideological rivalry heats up |
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Birth
of a forum for dialogue on Asia |
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Divisions,
rivalries threaten new Cold War in East Asia KANG SANG JUNG, Professor, University of Tokyo The Japan Times, January 3, 2006 |
| 2005 | |
| December | |
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Asean
can lead Asian community process
New Strait Times Dec 31, 2005 |
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Taiwan
deserves a seat at the EAS table By Darson Chiu and Alex Hsu, Assistant Research Fellows, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research December 19, 2005 |
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East
Asia meet gives warm fuzzies, but function vague Tetsuya Suetsugu and Hiroshi Oyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents Daily Yomiuri Online, December 16, 2005 |
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East
Asia Summit : Mere Talk, or a step forward? |
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East
Asian ambitions Business Standard New Delhi December 16, 2005 |
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Asia’s
alphabet soup and numerical croutons East Asia = ASEAN+3+1+2+? But the EAS and EAC are not the same thing. C.Raja Mohan offers a primer The Indian Express, December 15, 2005 |
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Asia’s
double-edged sword Eric Teo Chu Cheow, Council Member of the Singapore Institute for International Affairs December 14, 2005 |
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Integration,
no; Major power rivalry, yes Eric Teo Chu Cheow, Council Member of the Singapore Institute for International Affairs (SIIA). The Jakarta Post, December 14, 2005 |
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Japan-China
feud clouds EAS launch by ERIC TEO CHU CHEOW The Japan Times, December 13, 2005 |
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Asia
Craves EU-Style Integration, Lacks Clarity: Andy Mukherjee Andy Mukherjee, Columnists,Bloomberg News December, 13 2005 |
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India’s
Asia Moment At Kuala Lumpur, the challenge is to think in terms
of balance of power |
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[EAST
ASIA SUMMIT] What might be expected of East Asia Summit? By Yun Gyong-woo, Assistant Professor, Dept. of International Area Studies of Kookmin University The Korea Herald, December 12, 2005 |
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PM
proposes Pan-Asian Free Trade Area Jaishree Balasubramanian and K R Sudhaman, Kuala Lumpur Outlookindia.com December 12, 2005 |
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Political
power plays cloud East Asian economic community vision |
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East
Asia Summit being sidelined by Asean By John Burton Financial Times, December 13 2005 |
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Step
closer to a unified Asia Eric Teo Chu Cheow China Daily , December,12, 2005 |
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Can the EAS realise the Asian Drea |