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ADVANCING PARTNERSHIP IN INDO-PACIFIC Advancing Partnership in Indo-Pacific Proceedings of the Delhi Dialogue XI 13-14 December 2019 Advancing Partnership in Indo-Pacific 1 Contents Foreword by Chairman, RIS ......................................................................... vii Preface by Director General, RIS................................................................... ix Acknowledgments .......................................................................................... xi List of Abbreviations .................................................................................... xiii Part I Summary of Delhi Dialogue XI ...................................................................3 Key Recommendations of Delhi Dialogue XI .........................................15 Agenda of Delhi Dialogue XI ....................................................................19 Concept Note of Delhi Dialogue XI ..........................................................25 Welcome Address by H.E. Mr. V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs of India .........................................29 Remarks by H.E. Dr. Nomvuyo Nokwe, Secretary General, IORA .............................................................................................33 Address by H.E. Retno L.P. Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia ....................................................39 Valedictory Address by H.E. Dr. S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India .............................................................45 Part II Papers/Speeches Presented/Delivered Plenary Session I: Building Bridges in Indo-Pacific H.E. Mr. Robert Matheus Michael Tene, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, ASEAN Secretariat ....................................................55 H.E. Mr. Norng Sakal, Under Secretary of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cambodia ...................................................59 H.E. Ms. Emaleen binti Abdul Rahman Teo, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brunei Darussalam .............65 H.E. Ms. Pornpimol Kanchanalak, Advisor and Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thailand ..............................67 H.E. U Soe Han, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar .......................................................................................71 H.E. Mr. Somchith Inthamith, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR ..........................................................75 Plenary Session II: Indo-Pacific Construct: Emerging Architecture A U. S. Perspective on the Indo-Pacific ...................................................81 Alyssa Ayres Planning for a Multipolar Indo-Pacific: Building a New Web of Security Relationships ..................................................................87 David Brewster The Indo-Pacific Construct: Promise and Peril .......................................93 William Choong Indo-Pacific Construct: Emerging Architecture .....................................97 Tomohiko Satake The Future of Indo-Pacific Construct: Towards Eurasia .....................101 Dmitry Mosyakov Plenary Session III: Regional Connectivity in Indo-Pacific Regional Connectivity toward Indo-Pacific Construct ........................107 Rajat Nag Role of Japan in Regional Connectivity .................................................111 Naoyoshi Noguchi Challenges of Regional Connectivity in Indo-Pacific and Role of ADB ...............................................................................................113 Arjun Goswami Myanmar’s Perspective on Regional Connectivity in Indo-Pacific ...117 Zaw Oo India’s Engagements on Regional Connectivity in Indo-Pacific ........121 Seshadri Chari Regional Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific: Through the Lens of Small Economy (Sri Lanka) .................................................................125 Ganeshan Wignaraja Plenary Session IV: Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Indo- Pacific Technology Vision 2035: Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Indo-Pacific ................................................................................................131 Prabhat Ranjan Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Indo-Pacific: The Unwarranted Pessimism over Job Losses ......................................................................137 Jayant Menon Artificial Intelligence Driven Industry 4.0 .............................................141 U Dinesh Kumar Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the Indo-Pacific .....................................145 Sudeshna Sarkar Industrial Revelation 4.0: Perspective of Living ...................................149 Vivek Saha Plenary Session V: Future of Multilateral Trading System The WTO and Multilateral Trading System: Issues and Concerns .................................................................................155 Anup Wadhawan What Future for the Multilateral Trading System? ..............................163 Carlos Correa The Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Challenges and Opportunities.............................................................................................167 John Hancock Future of Multilateral Trading System ..................................................171 Harsha Vardhana Singh Dealing with Multilateral Trading System and the Implications for Asia ................................................................................175 Vo Tri Thanh Part III List of Delegates ........................................................................................179 Resumes of Speakers ................................................................................189 Glimpses of Delhi Dialogue XI ................................................................205 ISBN: 81-7122-166-1 © RIS and AIC Published in 2021 Core IV-B, Fourth Floor, India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003, India Tel.: +91-11-2468 2177-80, Fax: +91-11-2468 2173-74 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.ris.org.in; http://aic.ris.org.in Foreword Ambassador (Dr.) Mohan Kumar Chairman, RIS Over a span of three decades, ASEAN-India ties have evolved from a sectoral dialogue to a full-fledged strategic partnership. ASEAN is also the cornerstone of India’s Act East policy as also its broad approach to the Indo-Pacific region. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed serious challenges to the region; ASEAN-India cooperation may well be crucial in determining how successful Asia is in coping with the aftermath of the pandemic. The Delhi Dialogue is an annual Track 1.5 forum that provides a platform for serious discussion on ways and means to strengthen and reinforce ties between ASEAN and India. Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) organized the 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue at Delhi on 13-14 December 2019 back to back with the 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue. The 11th edition of the Delhi Dialogue focused on the theme of advancing partnership between India and ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific context. Both ASEAN and India share a common vision for the Indo- Pacific region. There is considerable convergence between ASEAN and India, which include openness, inclusiveness, rules-based global order and ASEAN centrality. With these fundamental aspects underpinning the Indo-Pacific vision, both ASEAN and India reiterate their shared commitment to working towards a peaceful and prosperous Indo- Pacific. The 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue was attended by the Secretary General of IORA, Deputy Secretary-General of the ASEAN Secretariat, Ministers and senior official representatives of respective ASEAN countries. Bringing IORA into the dialogue was another salient feature of the 11th Delhi Dialogue. The 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue called for strengthening of ASEAN-led mechanisms in order to implement cooperation and creating synergy and complementarity between India and ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific region. Advancing Partnership in Indo-Pacific vii The 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue also looked at strengthening India- ASEAN ties in the areas of global and regional diplomacy, Connectivity, the 4th Industrial Revolution and its ramifications, and future aspects of the multilateral system. All these sessions and outcomes made the Delhi Dialogue another successful interaction among the stakeholders of the region. The deliberations of the 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue under the overarching theme of “Advancing Partnership in Indo-Pacific” and proceedings of the Delhi Dialogue XI will provide policy inputs for a useful framework for future cooperation between India and ASEAN. I take this opportunity to thank the RIS team led by DG, Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi. In particular, Prof. Prabir De deserves credit for putting this volume together. I am confident that the Proceedings of the Delhi Dialogue XI will serve as a valuable reference point for policymakers, academics and practitioners. Mohan Kumar viii Advancing Partnership in Indo-Pacific Preface Prof. Sachin Chaturvedi Director General, RIS With the transition to Act East Policy, the Delhi Dialogue has emerged as a flagship programme for collective efforts for deepening India- ASEAN partnership. It has set new milestones for mobilising think-tanks, academic institutions, policy makers and industry to address variety of issues related to various ASEAN-India relationship. Keeping in view the centrality of ASEAN in the concept of Indo- Pacific, the theme of the Delhi Dialogue XI