Importance of ASEAN :
It is a quickly growing regional organization, It is Asia’s only regional organization which provides a stage to Asian countries and world powers to discuss political and security issues. This organization gives stress on talks in place of conflict. It is an important step to make south-east Asia a free-trade zone and to increase regional cooperation. Its importance can be evaluted from the fact that 23 countries in which USA, Russia, Japan, China, and India are included, are the members of its ASEAN Regional Forum.