Strategic partnership with ASEAN core of India's Act East Policy, says PM Narendra Modi
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Strategic partnership with ASEAN core of India’s Act East Policy, says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the strategic partnership between India and ASEAN relies on shared historic, geographical, and cultural heritage and it has at all times been the core of India`s Act East Policy.

In his opening remarks on the 17th ASEAN-India Summit, he mentioned that enhancing connectivity between India and ASEAN has been a precedence space. “It is of prime importance for us to improve physical, economic, societal, digital, financial and maritime connections between India and ASEAN. We`ve come closer in these sectors in the last couple of years and I believe this summit will go further to bridge gaps,” he mentioned.

He famous that there are various similarities between India`s `Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative` and ASEAN`s `Outlook on Indo Pacific`.

“Strategic Partnership of India and ASEAN is based on our shared historical, geographical and cultural heritage. ASEAN has always been the core of our Act East Policy. There are many similarities between India`s ‘Indo Pacific Oceans Initiative’ and ASEAN’s `Outlook on Indo Pacific`,” PM Modi mentioned.

“Like every year, we could not take our traditional photos holding hands but still glad to be able to meet virtually. Our priority is to increase every type of connectivity between India and ASEAN. Today’s talks will be beneficial in reducing the distance between us,” added PM Modi.

Prime Minister Modi together with Vietnamese counterpart HE Nguyen Xuan Phuc, co-chaired the 17th ASEAN-India Summit. The leaders of all ten ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states are taking part within the digital summit to evaluation the standing of the ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership and take inventory of progress made in key areas comparable to connectivity, maritime cooperation, commerce and commerce, training and capability constructing.

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The newest 17th ASEAN-India Summit is the eighth ASEAN-India Summit attended by Prime Minister Modi. Ministry of External Affairs had on Wednesday mentioned that ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership stands on a powerful basis of shared geographical, historic and civilisational ties and India`s Act East Policy, underlining ASEAN centrality, displays the significance, India attaches to engagement with ASEAN.

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