Look at this scenario.. and imagine the economic effect of this scenario! Can you imagine if the rising and the growing societies of Asia united just as European societies have? How powerful would that block be!
A direct drive from anywhere in India to Vietnam. A train line from Delhi to Hanoi. Countries sharing energy resources — not just petroleum products, think foreign help during an electricity grid failure. Trade, financial bonding, cooperation in education, information-technology.
This is what the Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh is in Philippines for!