Asian Socialist Conference
| Abbreviation | ASC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1953 |
| Dissolved | 1965 |
| Headquarters | 4, Wingaba Road, Rangoon, Socialist Burma until 1963; India until 1965 |
| Membership | 500,000 (1956) |
Chairman | Ba Swe |
The Asian Socialist Conference (ASC) was an organisation of socialist political parties in Asia that existed between 1953 and 1965. It was established in an effort to build a Pan-Asian multinational socialist organization, clearly independent from earlier European colonial centres, yet free from the new superpowers of the Cold War.
In total, four Asian Socialist Conferences convened: Rangoon, 1953 and 1954, and Bombay, 1956 and 1965. Until 1963 its headquarters was in Rangoon, Burma; the first chairman and treasurer of the conference were the Burmese socialist leaders Ba Swe and Kyaw Nyein, respectively. As of 1956, the member parties of ASC had a combined membership of about 500,000.