The Association of Southeast Asian Region is a regional multilateral grouping which intends to cater to economic and security cooperation among its member states: Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines. The group has played varied role in terms of regional and economic integration among the member states, signing of trade agreements and the inclusion of external player in the region for the better integration of the Southeast Asian region with the global order.   The Bloc’s History It was founded in 1967 with Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines as the initial members. It was formed with the intent to check the spread of communism in the region....