简介:ASEANhasbecomeoneofthecentersinIndia'sforeignpolicies,strategicconcernsandeconomicinterest,andalsoanoutpostforIndiatogoeasttotheAsiaPacificArea.19ThefirstphaseofIndia's"LookEast"policyistofullyrestoreitsengagementwithASEANandconcentrateonforgingtradeandinvestmenttieswiththeASEANcountries,thistaskhasalreadybeenfulfilled.
简介:On25July2006,DirectorGeneraloftheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)PascalLamyformallyrecommendedthesuspensionoftheDohaRoundofglobalfreetradetalks.Thissignaledthat,afterfiveyears'heatedbargaining,theDohaRoundoftheWTOnegotiations,initiatedonNovember14,2001,hadcometoadisappointingend.Althoughallsidesworkedhardtoreachanagreement,thenegotiationsstillhadalongwaytogo.