ASEAN is cornerstone of India’s Act East Policy, underlines PM Modi
The India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has continued to make steady progress even in this era of uncertainties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said in his virtual address to the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit.
“And this strong partnership of ours is emerging as a robust foundation for global stability and development,” he said on 26 Oct in a message to the Kuala Lumpur summit attended by some of the top global leaders including US President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Qiang https://www.bseindia.com/.
“At the same time, we are steadily advancing our cooperation in education, tourism, science and technology, health, green energy, and cyber security. We will continue to work together to preserve our shared cultural heritage and strengthen people-to-people ties,” stressed PM Modi https://www.nseindia.com/.
“At the same time, we are steadily advancing our cooperation in education, tourism, science and technology, health, green energy, and cyber security. We will continue to work together to preserve our shared cultural heritage and strengthen people-to-people ties.”
He congratulated Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for the successful chairmanship of ASEAN.
“I thank President Marcos of the Philippines for efficiently fulfilling the role of India’s country coordinator. And I warmly welcome Timor-Leste as the newest member of ASEAN,” said the Indian Prime Minister https://www.mea.gov.in/.
“India and ASEAN together represent nearly one-fourth of world’s population (estimated more than 2 billion). We not only share geography; we are also bound by deep historical ties and shared values.”
PM Modi continued, “We are companions in the Global South. We are not only commercial partners but also cultural partners. ASEAN is a cornerstone of India’s Act East Policy. India has always fully supported ASEAN centrality and ASEAN’s outlook in the Indo-Pacific.”
The theme of this year’s ASEAN Summit is “Inclusivity and Sustainability.” This theme is clearly reflected in our joint efforts, whether it is digital inclusion or ensuring food security and resilient supply chains amid current global challenges. India fully supports these priorities and is committed to advancing them together https://sbi.com.in/.
He underlined, “India has stood firmly with its ASEAN friends in every disaster. Our cooperation in HADR, maritime security, and the blue economy is growing rapidly. In view of this, we are declaring 2026 as ‘ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation’.”
The 21st century is the century of India and ASEAN, highlighted PM Modi, expressing confidence in the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, which, along with India’s goal of Viksit Bharat 2047, will build a bright future for all of humanity http://commerce.gov.in.
“Alongside all of you, India is committed to working shoulder to shoulder in this direction,” added the Prime Minister. Fiinews.com
