By IANS,
New Delhi : The following is the timeline of India’s engagement with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with which India concluded a free trade pact in Singapore Thursday:
1992: India becomes ASEAN’s sectoral dialogue partner
1995: India invited to become full dialogue partner in 5th ASEAN Summit, Bangkok
1996: ASEAN invites India to become member of ASEAN Regional Forum
2002: India and ASEAN begin to hold annual summit level meetings
2003: India accedes to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia at Bali summit
2003: India signs framework pact for free trade agreement with Thailand in October
2004: India-Thailand sign Free Trade Agreement
2004: Negotiations with Malaysia begins on comprehensive economic cooperation agreement, Dec 20
2005: India-Singapore sign Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, June 29
2005: Joint study group set up for comprehensive economic cooperation agreement with Indonesia, Nov 11
2007: India-ASEAN target $50m bn bilateral trade by 2010
2008: India-ASEAN conclude free trade pact, Aug 28
2008: India-ASEAN agree to negotiate pact on investment and services, Aug 28