This book aims to trigger a wider examination of Asian economic integration. It looks at the institutional progression of regional economic integrations in countries in Asia, including Japan, Korea and China; it also looks at India's participation in the Asian market, and how it will affect other East Asian countries.

ENRIQUE ALDAZ-CARROLL Consultant, World Bank, USAJAGDISH BHAGWATI Professor of Economics Department, Coulumbia University, USA, and Senior Fellow in International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations, USARAMESH CHAND Principal Scientist, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, IndiaHOMI KHARAS Chief Economist and Sector Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank, USASJAMSU RAHARDJA World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region PovertyReduction and Economic Management TeamCHULARAT SUTEETHORN Deputy Director-General, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, ThailandSHUJI UCHIKAWA Director of Planning and Coordination Division, Instiute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, JapanYUYAN ZHANG Deputy Director, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China

Preface Introduction India, Japan and Asia; J.N.Bhagwati East Asia: Regional Integration among Open Economies; H.Kharas, E.Aldaz-Carroll& S.Rahardja The Relationship between China and India within the Framework of Asian Economic Integration; Z.Yuyan Economic Cooperation between Thailand and India and its Implications on the Asian Community; C.Suteethorn The Position of India in Asian Economy: Progress of Economic Integration and Poverty Alleviation; S.Uchikawa India's Agricultural Challenges and their Implications for Growth of its Economy; R.Chand Discussions and Summary