Right time for India to join APEC, say Australia's ex-PM Rudd and Mastercard's Banga
Source: PTI It is the "right time" for India to join the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bloc and become fully integrated into the global economy, a former Australian Prime Minister and a top US corporate leader have said, noting that India's growth potential is simply too important to ignore. "India is a rising power, eager for a greater role in Asian and global affairs," Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister who is the current president of the Asia Society Institute and MasterCard President and CEO Ajay Banga wrote in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal Asia, as they made a strong case for India's membership in APEC. "Indian membership in APEC has been in the very slow lane for ...
