AIBC is an organization formed by the Governments of ASEAN and India in 2005 with the aim to foster closer business linkages and providing an industry perspective to the broadening anddeepening of economic linkages between ASEAN and India.

The Council comprises 2 nominated members from each of the ASEAN countries and 5 from India. The Council is co-chaired by Malaysia’s nominated representative to the council on the ASEAN side and the President of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) from India.

The Council has been organizing many activities such as seminars, conferences, business missions and participating in trade and investment related exhibitions to forge closer links between the businesses in ASEAN and India, especially the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).