雖然印度是GATT的創始會員國之一，且多仰賴多邊自由化來擴展市場，但直至烏拉圭回合之前，印度皆未積極參與多邊貿易談判。儘管印度參與南亞區域合作協會(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ，簡稱SAARC)， 但亦未將區域經濟整合列為推展貿易的主要策略之一。然而在2001年的多哈部長級會議之後印度對RTA的態度開始改變。印度開始與數個WTO會員國舉行優惠性貿易協定的正式協商，其對象包括亞洲、非洲與拉丁美洲。 近年印度輕易地與許多APEC會員國建立伙伴關係，其中含括東協、澳洲、新加坡與泰國等。目前印度已加入一些優惠性貿易協定，印度與斯里蘭卡的FTA以及南亞自由貿易協定(South Asian Free Trade Agreement ，簡稱SAFTA)已開始實施。此外，印度與泰國最近已進行階段性地調降關稅，並與新加坡簽訂全面經濟合作協定(CECA)，目前正與東協、GCC、南錐共同體（MERCOSUR）、智利以及BIMST-EC等國家與區域進行FTA談判，未來可能與孟加拉、埃及與以色列洽簽優惠貿易協定。 本文試圖聚焦於印度的亞洲經濟整合策略，探索過去十年促使印度改變態度的主要決定性因素。作者首先討論近年來亞洲貿易區塊形成的經驗，並解釋印度現行因應以亞洲為中心的區域貿易協定的對策。其次，作者分析印度貿易趨勢的動力以及印度決定改採洽簽優惠性協定其背後的因素。作者將其分析範圍限定於現今與印度建立明確優惠貿易協定的國家。作者也將澳洲歸屬於東亞與東南亞伙伴之中。最後則討論印度與亞洲經濟整合的前景。作者結論為印度的亞洲經濟整合策略不論對印度本身或鄰國都有利，且不會對多邊自由化進程有任何嚴重傷害。

Despite being a founder member of GATT, India never actively participated at the multilateral negotiations before the Uruguay Round, but depended mostly on multilateral liberalizations for increased market access. It also did not opt for regional economic integrations as a trade-promoting strategy or for fulfilling any other objective in a major way, barring exceptions like SAARC. Although this reluctance to enter into FTAs \ RTAs continued throughout the nineties, the attitude changed since Doha Ministerial (2001), and a further distinct shift has been noticed since Cancun Ministerial (2003) onwards. The country is now part of a number of preferential trade arrangements, and a significant proportion of these blocs involve Asian countries as partners, which presently are at various stages of negotiations. The current paper attempts to focus on India’s Asian economic integration approach and identify the major determinants behind the shift in the attitude of the country over the last decade. Based on the analysis, at the end the future concerns are discussed.