Tshering22
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Agree with this a 100%, bro. Like EU we should build up a economic and defence alliances among ASEAN countries, we'll be truely worthy of world recognition then .
And I know Vietnam won't use force against Malaysia, we've been good allies and friends for ages. We actually even have a dispute over certain parts of South China Sea, yet we prefer to jointly work together till resolution of issue. ASEANs are truely peaceful people
ASEAN is already economic forum. You need to focus on giving it a military edge. But for that, you'd need to diplomatically get Thailand and Cambodia to stop warring on Preah Vihear Temple and make it a common visiting place between the two nations so that both can share the tourism/pilgrimage revenues. The irony is that both are Buddhist/mainstream Hindu countries and both are fighting over the temple. Once that is solved, try to indulge Burmese more cordially into this alliance rather than shunning them for so many years. They are a gas-rich nation and can further fuel economic boom in both ASEAN as well as India.
The military alliance is the next step once everyone is convinced of the strength of ASEAN. For that, your respective defense ministries will have to streamline functioning as one single unit, including signing of Mutual Defence Pact like all EU members, meaning attack on any one ASEAN nation means all would unite and fight against a common threat.
And get something like a common ASEAN flag to give a symbol to this Union.
Currently economically, besides front-runner Singapore, the rest of us are still lacking. Let's catch up with Singapore first to build up a strong economic alliances among ASEAN where we'll be a region to reckon
Eliminate borders in ASEAN. Make it like European Union. Due to resource rich countries in Southeast, trade will increase manyfold. And try getting a common transactional currency while maintaining your respective currencies. I'd suggest make Singaporean Dollar as the commonly accepted currency. I am sure almost all would agree to it.