Assessing ASEAN’s “Non-interference” principle: A lost cause for Rohingyas?

By Anant Mishra

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One of the principle fundamentals of ASEAN is its “non-interference” principle which plays a key role in its extensive interaction with member countries. The principle is highlighted in the ASEAN’s “Treaty of Amity and Cooperation” Article 2(c), which came into existence in 1976. The purpose of this principle is to ensure cooperation, coordination and correlation among member nations while observing “respect to each sovereign member country”, while retaining “domestic issues”