ASEAN Flashcards
who is the current host country of asean
cambodia (16 feb-)
Prime Minister of Cambodia
Hun Sen
Prime Minister of Cambodia
Hun Sen
which asean country is one of the only countries to have an absolute monarchy and who is its king
Hassanal Bolkiah
Sultan of Brunei
who are the founding members of ASEAN
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
when was it founded and where is its HQ
8 August 1967
Jakarta, Indonesia
how many members does ASEAN have
ten Southeast Asian states – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
ASEAN fullform
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
who are the asean candidates/observer states
east timor
papua new guinea
who are the asean plus three members
china
japan
s. korea
who are the invitees to the east asia summit
asean + three
AND us, rus, aus, nz, ind
who are the invitees to the east asia summit
asean + three
AND us, rus, aus, nz, ind
ASEAN Regional Forum
The ASEAN Regional Forum is an informal multilateral dialogue of 28 members that seeks to address security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
when is asean day
8th august
The motto of ASEAN is
“One Vision, One Identity, One Community”
1967 – ASEAN was established with the signing of the __________ by its founding fathers.
ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration)
what was the last country to join asean
cambodia 1999
ASEAN Community is comprised of three pillars:
ASEAN Political-Security Community
ASEAN Economic Community
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
The ASEAN fundamental principles, is contained in the
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) of 1976
ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF): Launched in
1993
ASEAN Plus Three:
1997
East Asia Summit (EAS): First held in
2005
Free-trade agreements (FTAs) with
China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.
_____ largest market in the world - larger than EU and North American markets.
3rd
India and ASEAN already has __________ of Dialogue Partnership, __________ of Summit Level interaction and ____ years of Strategic Partnership with ASEAN.
India and ASEAN already has 29 years of Dialogue Partnership, 19 years of Summit Level interaction and 9 years of Strategic Partnership with ASEAN.
__ – Members signed a deal to create a nuclear-free zone in Southeast Asia.
1995
Bali Concord II
2003 – Bali Concord II for the establishment of an ASEAN Community.
Bali Concord II
2003 – Bali Concord II for the establishment of an ASEAN Community.
followed by 2007 – Cebu Declaration, to accelerate the establishment of ASEAN Community by 2015.
when was the asian community launched
2015
what is AIFTA
asean - india fta
when was it signed
The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement was signed and entered into force on 1 January 2010. Under the Agreement, ASEAN Member States and India have agreed to open their respective markets by progressively reducing and eliminating duties on 76.4% coverage of good.
ASEAN-India Trade in Goods (TIG)
ASEAN and India signed the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods (TIG) Agreement in Bangkok on 13 August 2009, after six years of negotiations. The ASEAN-India TIG Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2010.
India places ___ at the centre of its Indo-Pacific vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region.
ASEAN
ASEAN-India Centre (AIC):
To undertake policy research, advocacy and networking activities with organizations and think-tanks in India and ASEAN.
Delhi Dialogue:
Annual Track 1.5 event for discussing politico-security and economic issues between ASEAN and India.
this is the _______ coup in the bangaldesh’s history since its independence from British rule in 1948.
third
The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon) but the capital is _________
Nay Pyi Taw.
It was ruled by the armed forces from 1962 until _______-
2011
The NLD won the ______ election, the country’s first free and fair election
2015
___— parliamentary election, Suu Kyi’s party National League for Democracy (NLD) secured the majority of the seats.
November 2020
the military holds ___% of the total seats according to the 2008 military-drafted constitution and several key ministerial positions are also reserved for military appointees.
25%
what are the transport projects india has with myanmar
India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.
India approved an investment of over USD 120 million in the Shwe Oil and Gas project.
India approved an investment of over USD 120 million in the Shwe Oil and Gas project in jun 2020
Shwe Gas Project
The Shwe Gas Project is a large-scale natural gas project stretching from the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar to Yunnan Province, China. Operated by South Korean and Indian developers, it’s the country’s largest extractive resource project in terms of gas and oil reserves, potential revenue, and the number of people affected.
The Shwe Gas Project is a large-scale natural gas project stretching from the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar to Yunnan Province, China. Operated by South Korean and Indian developers, it’s the country’s largest extractive resource project in terms of gas and oil reserves, potential revenue, and the number of people affected.
IMT Highway
connect Moreh, India with Mae Sot, Thailand via Myanmar passing through the cities of mandalay, naypyitaw, bago.
India and ASEAN have plans to extend this route to_____________ as this connectivity will generate annually, an estimated US$70 billion in incremental GDP and 20 million in incremental aggregate employment by 2025, and India has offered US$1 billion line-of-credit for the India-ASEAN connectivity projects (c. Dec 2017).
Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
In December 2020, ______- expressed official interest to join the highway project in order to boost connectivity from Dhaka.
Bangladesh
length of the IMT highway
1,408 km (875 mi)
Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.
project connecting the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, Myanmar by sea. In Myanmar, it will then link Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan river boat route, and then from Paletwa by road to Mizoram state in Northeast India.
US$484
All components of the project, including Sittwe port and power, river dredging, Paletwa jetty, have been completed,[2][3] except the under construction ___- road.
Zorinpui-Paletwa
This project will reduce distance from Kolkata to Sittwe by approximately
1,328 km (825 mi)
it will reduce the need to transport goods through the narrow _______-, also known as Chicken’s Neck.
Siliguri corridor
Originally, the project was scheduled to be completed by 2014, but end-to-end project is expected to be fully operational only by _____- as per March 2021 update.[
March 2023
__________ is geopolitically significant to India as it stands at the center of the India-Southeast Asia geography.
Myanmar
________ is the only country that sits at the intersection of India’s “Neighborhood First” policy and its “Act East” policy.
Myanmar
Myanmar is the only Southeast Asian country that shares a land border with northeastern India.
As part of India’s SAGAR Vision, India developed the Sittwe port in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
The port is meant to be India’s answer to the Chinese-fronted ______, which is intended to cement China’s geostrategic footprint in Rakhine.
Kyaukpyu port
what is the sagar vision and when was it intoduced
2015, India unveiled it’s strategic vision for the Indian Ocean i.e. Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR). It is an increasing recognition of the increasing importance of maritime security, maritime commons and cooperation.
India Myanmar border length
India and Myanmar share a 1,643 km unfenced border along Arunachal Pradesh (520 km), Nagaland (215 km), Manipur (398 km) and Mizoram (510 km) and permit a ‘free movement’ regime upto 16 km beyond the border.
India’s “Buddhist Circuit” initiative
“Buddhist Circuit” initiative, which seeks to double foreign tourist arrivals by connecting ancient Buddhist heritage sites across different states in India, should resonate with Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
Land Border Crossing Agreement in 2018 (in-my)
, which allowed bona fide travellers with valid documents to cross the border at two international points of entry/exit- Moreh-Tamu and Zokhawthar-Rih.
what are some militant groups and IIGs (indian insurgency groups) taking shelter in myanmar
United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)
With Indian investments of over __, Myanmar holds considerable importance than any other country in South Asia.
USD 1.2 billion
who is the junta leader of myanmar
Min Aung Hlaing
He took the nominally civilian role of Prime Minister of Myanmar in August 2021
what is the official name of the armed forces of myanmar
tatmadaw
when did the coup occur
1 feb 2021
what were the consequences of the coup
End of civilian rule and reimposition of military rule
Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi detained and deposed
Twenty-four ministers and deputies deposed
Results of the 2020 general election annulled, new election called
Assembly of the Union dissolved
State of emergency declared for a period of one year (later extended to 2 years and 6 months)
Min Aung Hlaing’s assumption of the role of Chairman of the State Administration Council
Myint Swe’s ascension to the office of Acting President
New cabinet formed
New governing body, the State Administration Council, established
Start of the 2021 Myanmar protests and civil resistance efforts
Win Myint
Win Myint is a Burmese politician who served as the tenth president of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021. He was removed from office in the 2021 Burmese coup d’état. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Myanmar from 2016 to 2018.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
when did suu kyi win the nobel prize and why
for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.
what is the name of the consensus reached between asean and myanmar
five-point consensus on the asean intiative on myanmar
five-point consensus on the asean intiative on myanmar (apr. 2021)
the ASEAN countries have demanded “Immediate Cessation of Violence”. The five points of the initiative are as follows:
To end violence
Organise a constructive dialogue among all parties
To appoint a special ASEAN Envoy to facilitate the all-party dialogue
Acceptance of aid
The Special ASEAN Envoy will visit Myanmar with the Military leader
who is aung san suu kyi’s father
Father of Myanmar (Aung San)
what was the position created for suu kyi
In 2015, the National League for Democracy party won the elections. However, the military barred Suu Kyi from presidency. A post of State counsellor was created for Suu Kyi to run the Government.
In February 2021 elections, the National League for Democracy won the elections again. The Tatmadaw (Name of Myanmar military) declared state of emergency. It also declared that the power is being transferred to the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.
who is the commander in chief of the defence services
min aung hliang
when was the asean 2021 summit held and what is its theme
38th and 39th ASEAN Summits on 26 October 2021
“We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”
the leader of the junta was not invited to the brunei asean summit, instead ___________- was called. it was the harshest response yet to the coup
chan aye, the highest ‘non-political’ representative
what was myanmar’s response
it was a resounding hell no
they boycotted the summit and accused asean of breaching its policy of non-interference in domestic matters
when was myanmar’s name changed from burma
1989
The official English name was changed by the country’s government from the “Union of Burma” to the “Union of Myanmar” in 1989, and still later to the “Republic of the Union of Myanmar”.
why do some countries refuse to recognise the name ‘myanmar’
Since the 1989 decision to change the English name from “Burma” to “Myanmar”, adoption of the new name in the English-speaking world has been mixed. Use of “Burma”, along with many other name changes within Myanmar[12] has remained widespread, largely based on the question of whether the regime has the legitimacy to change the country’s name, particularly without a referendum.
the United States still refers to the country as “Burma”. The United States government attributes its choice to support for the party deemed to have won the 1990 election, but been denied power by the junta. That party opposes the new name.[
what countries officially recognise the name myanmar
Others, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the governments of China, India, Japan, Germany, Australia, Canada and Russia recognize “Myanmar” as the official name.
what is asean view on the burma’s progress on the five point consensus
‘insufficient progress’
what was aung san suu kyi’s role in the government between 2016 - 2021
State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since 2011, having been the general secretary from 1988 to 2011. She played a vital role in Myanmar’s transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s.
term of president of myanmar
Five years, renewable once
which country has been the recipient of most vaccine doses from india
bangladesh
(225.928 lakhs of which 33 lakhs grant)
as of 28 jan
which country has been recipient to india’s largest amount of vaccine doses under vaccine maitri grant
37 lakhs
how many vaccines has burma recieved under vaccine maitri
211 lakhs
as of 28 jan
when was the first military coup in burma
1962
when did burma join asean
1997
____________ is the founding document/agreement and the constitution of the asean
bangkok/ asean declaration
what is the basis on which the chairmanship of asean is decided
alphabetical order
when was the asean charter adopted and what it its purpose
13th asean summit, 2007, singapore, proposed in malaysia summit of 2005
The ASEAN Charter serves as a firm foundation in achieving the ASEAN Community by providing legal status and institutional framework for ASEAN. It also codifies ASEAN norms, rules and values; sets clear targets for ASEAN; and presents accountability and compliance.
asean aims for collaboration, etc in _______________ areas
economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific, and administrative areas
when did india and asean’s economic relationship begin
1992
what was india’s trade with asean in 2019-2020
$87 billion or 11% of india’s global trade
mostly imports
Fundamental Principles, contained in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) of 1976:
Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of all nations;
The right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference, subversion or coercion;
Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another;
Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner;
Renunciation of the threat or use of force; and
Effective cooperation among themselves.
what is the NUG of myanmar
National Unity Government of Myanmar
when was the nug formed
Date formed: 16 April 2021
State Counsellor: Aung San Suu Kyi
what is the nug
The National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a Burmese government in exile formed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a group of elected lawmakers and members of parliament ousted in the 2021 Myanmar coup d’état.
The State Administration Council—the country’s ruling military junta—has declared the NUG
illegal and a terrorist organization.[
As of September 2021, the NUG had established representative offices in
the United States, United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, Australia, and South Korea.
who is the president and pm of the nug
President Win Myint
Prime Minister Mahn Win Khaing Than
Vice President
Duwa Lashi La
who held the position of prime minister before military commander in chief hliang
Thein Sein
12 October 2007-30 March 2011
most recently the prime minister’s post was abolished between
(30 March 2011 – 1 August 2021)
what is the junta government of myanmar called
State Administration Council.
who is the president of burma
Currently, the de facto head of government is Min Aung Hlaing, the chairman of the State Administration Council, taking on the title on PM.
and there is an acting president myint swe
what are th two main political parties in myanmar
usdp and nld
who has been acting president of myammar since feb 1 2021
Myint Swe
USDP
Union Solidarity and Development Party
what are the most notable sanctions against burma
us, uk, eu, can, aus,
