This book is the outcome of the international symposium on 'Economic Integration in Asia and India' held in Tokyo, Japan, on 8 December 2005.In the flow of globalization in the world economies, the regional economic integrations which have been progressing institutionally in the European Union and the Americas are now substantially under way among countries in Asia, including Japan, Korea, China and the ASEAN countries.India has aLso taken steps on the passage towards economic integration.India's full-scale participation in the Asian market will affect other East Asian countries, which in turn wilt aLso have manifold influences on India.This book aims to trigger a wider examination of Asian economic integration.

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Preface

Notes on the Contributors

Introduction

1 India, Japan and Asia

 Jagdish Bhagwati

2  East Asia: Regional Integration among Open Economies

 Homi Kharas, Enrique Aldaz-Carroll and Sjamsu Rahardja

3 The Relationship between China and India within the

 Framework of Asian Economic Integration

 Zhang Yuyan

4 Economic Cooperation between Thailand and

 India and its Implications for the Asian Community

  Chularat Suteethorn

5 The Position of India in the Asian Economy: Progress of

 Economic Integration and Poverty Alleviation

 Shuji Uchikawa

6 India's Agricultural Challenges and their Implications

 for Growth of its Economy

 Ramesh Chand

7 Conclusion and Summary

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