Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Singapore's Minister of Defence, has begun his three-day visit to India. As part of his visit, Dr. Hen co-chaired the sixth India-Singapore Defence Ministers' Dialogue in New Delhi, with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita arrived in Jakarta to represent India at the inauguration ceremony of Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto and Vice Gibran Rakabuming.
The MEA Secy said that the ASEAN nations had a positive assessment towards India's role in the development of the digital public infrastructure as well as India's collaboration in many sectors under India's Act East Policy.
In his address at the East Asia Summit on Friday, PM Modi said India has always supported ASEAN unity and centrality and it is also the centre of ASEAN's Indo-Pacific vision as well as Quad cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday stated that the 21st century is the century of India and ASEAN countries highlighting that in the last decade India's Act-East policy had provided a "new energy, direction and momentum" to the historic relations between India and ASEAN nations.
Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, highlighted the significance of the special welcome received by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasising India's age-old ties and civilisational connection with Laos.
PM Modi interacts with diaspora in Laos ahead of his participation in various events in the country. He is scheduled to be in the country on a two-day visit.
Indian Ambassador to Lao PDR, Prashant Agrawal, on Thursday, stated that the Act East policy, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, has brought about a transformational change in India's engagement not only with ASEAN countries but also with the wider Indo-Pacific region.
In bid to give further strength to this area, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Laos from October 10-11, where he is set to attend the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit, being hosted by Laos, which is the current Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Vientiane, Lao PDR from October 10-11, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. The Prime Minister's visit comes at a time when India is marking a decade of the Act East Policy this year.
Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary-General of BIMSTEC, discusses the informal Foreign Ministers' meeting held in New York, emphasising the importance of regional cooperation and India's commitment to BIMSTEC under its Neighbourhood First and Act East policies. He also addresses the upcoming BIMSTE
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated India's dedication to strengthening ties with BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) during a meeting of foreign ministers on Friday.