Piyush Goyal addresses ASEAN-India Virtual Business Council Meet 

Piyush Goyal addresses ASEAN-India Virtual Business Council Meet 

Piyush Goyal addresses ASEAN-India Virtual Business Council Meet

  • The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal addressed the ASEAN-India Business Council virtual meet on 27 August 2020.
  • The business council meeting provided a forum to discuss concerns and best practices, share ideas, and flag the problems, so that together both the partners are able to succeed, secure future, work together, attain prosperity, and achieve a target of $300 billion trade.
  • The two sides also inked a free trade agreement (FTA) and agreed to review the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement that was signed in 2009.
  • Note: ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is a 10 member bloc headquartered Jakarta, Indonesia. The members are: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos

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