 The onset of the ‘Asian Century’ requires fresh thinking on regional architectures in Asia. Will these be able to deliver on the promise of the future? What needs to be done, and can be done, to enable this? Given the conflictual history attending the rise of powers in Europe, the timely development of pan-Asian frameworks could help in constructing a different future. The conference aims to examine the efficacy of existing structures and probe Asian thinking on making the future benign for Asia and the world. The Conference would be a useful step in conceptualising a new pan Asian order, even as it, in the main, surveys existing capacities against possibilities. The aim is to visualise a pan-Asian framework for addressing security challenges and for facilitating cooperation. 
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