The 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits concluded in Kuala Lumpur on October 28. ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a grouping of 11 countries — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the recently added East Timor or Timor Leste.

At its annual gathering, apart from negotiations within the member states, ASEAN also holds summits with other countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the meeting virtually this year while External Affairs minister S Jaishankar attended it.

Ashok Sajjanhar , who has served as India’s ambassador to several countries and negotiated for India in the Multilateral Trade Negotiations for India-EU India-ASEAN and the India-Thailand Free Trade Agreement, explains the

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