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CENTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES

1 Nov 2024

At the India-ASEAN Leaders' Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged "respect" for "each other's national integrity and sovereignty" while announcing a 10-point plan and emphasising the importance of communication and collaboration between India and ASEAN during a time of conflict and tension in many parts of the world.2 The 10-point plan by PM Modi also includes recognising 2025 as the ASEAN-. [...] Important anniversaries of the founding of India's diplomatic ties with a number of nations in the region were also celebrated in 2024: the 75th anniversary with Indonesia, the 75th anniversary with the Philippines, the 60th anniversary with Singapore, and the 40th anniversary with Brunei. [...] PM Modi proclaimed that the 21st century is the Asian Century for India and the ASEAN region, highlighting the revolutionary effects of India's Act East Policy on relations with Southeast Asian countries over the previous ten years. [...] Exercise Malabar 24, which involved the fleets of India, the United States, Japan, and Australia (the Quad), was in progress in Vishakhapatnam at the time of the meeting. [...] All things considered, it turns out that PM Modi was quite successful in his diplomatic efforts to engage his counterparts on the sidelines, strengthening bilateral ties, and interacting with the leaders of the ASEAN bloc to further the interests of the entire region while taking into account India's contribution to regional peace and stability.

Authors

Dilip

Pages
4
Published in
India

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