TAKING STEPS TO TACKLE PRESSING CONCERNS
Observers consider the regional groupings can construct on their cooperation by means of the assembly, and set up benchmarks and dealing teams to deal with urgent points.
“With the European Union, you at all times should recognise the truth that it is an agglomeration of nations which have totally different ranges of improvement, totally different histories, languages, cultures, and even totally different pursuits,” stated Dr Dutt.
“ASEAN can be an agglomeration of nations the place the pursuits kind of do not underline. Simply to provide a parallel, ASEAN international locations are fighting what to do with Myanmar and its junta.”
He added that Europe, nonetheless, has expertise in slowly attending to their aims.
“They’re extra affected person, they recognise the pursuits of various international locations. That is their aggressive benefit,” he famous.
“So due to this fact, in the long term, I’d be optimistic that they will get to extra commerce treaties, funding treaties, (and) tackling local weather change whereas negotiating with international locations on this area.”
When requested in regards to the possible outcomes of the Indo-Pacific discussion board, Dr Dutt stated: “We should always not anticipate huge commerce agreements between these regional agglomerations, however kind of small steps.
“So a method to think about that is that this isn’t a dash, that it is a marathon, and due to this fact this requires long-term imaginative and prescient and long-term dedication, particularly of political capital and monetary assets.”