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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 at:

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Answer: Option C — Bangkok, Thailand

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the "ASEAN Declaration", also called the "Bangkok Declaration".

About the founding of ASEAN:

  • It was founded by five countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
  • The declaration was signed by their foreign ministers.
  • Its aims are to promote economic growth, social progress, cultural development, regional peace and stability, and cooperation among its members.
  • 8 August is celebrated as "ASEAN Day".

Members of ASEAN:

  • The five founders were later joined by Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos and Myanmar (1997) and Cambodia (1999), making ten members.
  • Timor-Leste was accepted in principle in 2022 and was admitted as the eleventh member in October 2025.

About ASEAN:

  • Its Secretariat is in Jakarta, Indonesia (since 1976).
  • Its motto is "One Vision, One Identity, One Community".
  • The "ASEAN Charter", adopted in 2007 and in force from 2008, gave ASEAN a legal identity.
  • The "ASEAN Economic Community" (AEC) was established in 2015.
  • The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF, 1994) and the East Asia Summit (EAS, 2005) are forums linked to ASEAN, which include countries such as India, China, Japan, the USA and Russia.

The "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership" (RCEP), a free trade agreement among ASEAN and five partners (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand), came into force in 2022. India chose not to join it in 2019.

India and ASEAN:

  • India became a "sectoral dialogue partner" of ASEAN in 1992, a "full dialogue partner" in 1996 and a "summit-level partner" in 2002.
  • The relationship was upgraded to a "Strategic Partnership" in 2012 and a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" in 2022.

India's "Look East Policy" (1991), started by Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, was upgraded to the "Act East Policy" in 2014.

The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement came into force in 2010.

The leaders of all ten ASEAN countries were the chief guests at India's Republic Day parade in 2018.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Jakarta has the ASEAN Secretariat.
  • ✗Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia.
  • ✗Manila is the capital of the Philippines.

Quick tip

Remember: ASEAN = 8 August 1967, Bangkok Declaration (5 founders: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand; now 11 with Timor-Leste; Secretariat Jakarta); India: dialogue partner 1992, Act East 2014; RCEP in force 2022 (India out).

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