Akhil Bery is director of South Asia initiatives at the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington.
Financial aid in coordination with IMF would show bloc transcends military concerns

Finance chiefs from ASEAN nations, China, South Korea and Japan attend a news conference after the Asian Development Bank annual meeting in Chiang Mai in May 2000: Their agreement can be a blueprint for the Quad. © Reuters
Akhil Bery is director of South Asia initiatives at the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington.