Which of the following statements is incorrect about India and ASEAN?

A) India was one of the founding members of ASEAN.
B) During the Cold War years Indian foreign policy did not pay adequate attention to ASEAN. 
C) India signed trade agreements with three ASEAN members, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. 
D) The ASEAN-India FTA came into effect in 2014.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

A and D

The correct answer is Option 4- A and D

Given statements:

A) India was one of the founding members of ASEAN. (INCORRECT)
B) During the Cold War years Indian foreign policy did not pay adequate attention to ASEAN. (CORRECT)
C) India signed trade agreements with three ASEAN members, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. (CORRECT)
D) The ASEAN-India FTA came into effect in 2014. (INCORRECT)

Correction in the incorrect statement:

A) India was NOT one of the founding members of ASEAN. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand formed ASEAN in 1967.
D) The ASEAN-India FTA came into effect in 2010, not 2014.

ASEAN was established in 1967 by five countries of this region — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — by signing the Bangkok Declaration. The objectives of ASEAN were primarily to accelerate economic growth and through that ‘social progress and cultural development’. A secondary objective was to promote regional peace and stability based on the rule of law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. Over the years, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar (Burma) and Cambodia joined ASEAN taking its strength to ten.

ASEAN is rapidly growing into a very important regional organisation. Its Vision 2020 has defined an outward-looking role for ASEAN in the international community. This builds on the existing ASEAN policy to encourage negotiation over conflicts in the region. Thus, ASEAN has mediated the end of the Cambodian conflict, the East Timor crisis, and meets annually to discuss East Asian cooperation. The current economic strength of ASEAN, especially its economic relevance as a trading and investment partner to the growing Asian economies such as India and China, makes this an attractive proposition. During the Cold War years Indian foreign policy did not pay adequate attention to ASEAN. But in recent years, India has tried to make amends. It signed trade agreements with three ASEAN members, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The ASEAN-India FTA came into effect in 2010. ASEAN’s strength, however, lies in its policies of interaction and consultation with member states, with dialogue partners, and with other non-regional organisations. It is the only regional association in Asia that provides a political forum where Asian countries and the major powers can discuss political and security concerns.