Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 04/2015

Let Bygones Be Bygones: The Case for India's Inclusion in APEC

Kevin Carmicheal

November 2014

Centre for International Governance Innovation

Abstract

The 2014 Beijing APEC summit, taking place on November 10-11, provides leaders with the opportunity to respond to worries about APEC’s relevance by pledging to add members in 2015. This policy brief examines the recent history of India's exclusion from APEC and argues that it must be among the new members in 2015.