Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) submitted the Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP) to the 5th East Asia Summit in October 2010, as a grand spatial design for infrastructure development in East Asia. The conceptual framework of the CADP, which was elaborated based on new waves of international trade theory namely the fragmentation theory and new economic geography, demonstrated how the region can pursue deepening economic integration as well as narrowing development gaps. This claim was supported by simulation analyses on the impacts of logistic enhancement to the region using the Geographical Simulation Model (GSM). CADP also provided a long list of prospective infrastructure projects which would be important to realize the policy recommendation of the CADP.

List of Project Members

• Fukunari Kimura (Project Leader): Chief Economist; Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia.
• So Umezaki (Project Coordinator): Senior Research Fellow; Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), Singapore.
• Toshihiro Kudo: Director; Economic Integration Studies Group, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO),Chiba.
• Ayako Obashi: University of Wisconsin-Madison's.

India Study Team

• Prabir De (Team Leader): Fellow; Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India.
• Gurudas Das: Associate Professor; National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, India.
• Anindita Chakrabarti: Associate Professor; Madras School of Economics (MSE), Chennai, India.
• Subash S: Assistant Professor; Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, India.
• Sanjeev Moholkar: Lead Development Specialist; Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), India Office, New Delhi, India.

Myanmar Study Team

• Kyaw Min Htun (Team Leader): Pro-Rector; Yangon Institute of Economics (YIE), Yangon, Myanmar.
• Nu Nu Lwin: Lecturer; Department of Management Studies, Yangon Institute of Economics (YIE), Yangon, Myanmar.
• Tin Htoo Naing: Visiting Lecturer; Executive Master of Development Studies, Yangon Institute of Economics (YIE), Yangon, Myanmar.
• Khine Tun: National Consultant; United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Yangon, Myanmar.

Thailand Study Team

• Ruth Banomyong (Team Leader): Associate Professor; Centre for Logistic Research, Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Paitoon Varadejsatitiwong: Researcher; Centre for Logistic Research, Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Nuannalin Phanjan: Research Associate; Centre for Logistic Research, Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand.

IDE/ERIAGSMTEAM

• Satoru Kumagai (Team Leader): Director; Economic Integration Studies Group, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), Chiba, Japan.
• Ikumo Isono: Economist; Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia.

Full Report

RPR-2010-7

Contents

Cover

Table of Contents

List of Project Members

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: ASEAN - India Connectivity A Regional Framework and Key Infrastructure Projects

Chapter 2: Development and Current Status of Machinery Trade between ASEAN and India

Chapter 3 :ASEAN - India Connectivity: An Indian Perspective

Chapter 4: ASEAN- India Connectivity: Myanmar Perspective

Chapter 5: ASEAN- India Connectivity: A Thailand Perspective

Chapter 6: Economic Impacts of Enhanced ASEAN-India Connectivity