India, Nov. 28 -- A common denominator between European countries is importance of ASEAN.

London: An idea that was articulated in India in April is taking shape across Europe. Now Britain's forward thinking think-tank, Policy Exchange is advocating an Indo-Pacific Charter. Former Canadian Prime Minister and economist, Stephen Harper chaired an Indo-Pacific Commission representing the UK, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia to offer a vision that will secure a peaceful, rules-based order and protect democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region. The forward by Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan, who first began discussing the concept of the "Indo-Pacific," in 2007 ad...