| ID | 140023 |
| Title Proper | India and APEC |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jha, Pankaj |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The forthcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the fourth quarter of 2015 in the Philippines might witness India gaining entry to the economic grouping. APEC is an international grouping of 21 countries including the United States and Japan, which promotes free trade among its members. With a new government in India, it was felt, that the Obama administration had an opportunity to revitalise its economic ties with India by the latter’s inclusion in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. In January 2015 when President Obama visited Delhi, it was hinted that US would support India’s membership in APEC.3 The 13th meeting of RIC (Russia, India, and China) foreign ministers held in February 2015 also echoed similar views. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had added, “India’s participation in APEC has been welcomed by both China and Russia”. |
| `In' analytical Note | Indian Foreign Affairs Journals Vol. 10, No.2; Jun 2015: p.174-181 |
| Journal Source | Indian Foreign Affairs Journals 2015-06 10, 2 |
| Key Words | ASEAN ; APEC ; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ; China ; India ; Russia ; TTIP |