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Topic: ASEAN summit

ASEAN replaces Myanmar with Philippines as 2026 chair amid concerns over 5-point consensus implementation

Loss of chairmanship blow to Myanmar's ruling military leadership in gaining international recognition. In 2021, ASEAN leaders had agreed to a 5-point consensus to address Myanmar situation.

A look at India’s trade deficit with ASEAN, likely to be discussed at Indonesia summit PM will attend

Modi to attend Indonesia meet just days before G20 Summit. India, whose trade deficit with bloc stood at $43.57 bn in FY23, ‘keen’ to hold at least one meeting reviewing 2009 trade pact.

Jaishankar talks border issues with China on sidelines of ASEAN meet, point of diplomats’ safety with Canada

Jaishankar met foreign policy chief of Communist Party of China Wang Yi in Indonesia, where the latter said the 2 countries should not let 'specific issues' affect ties.

Antony Blinken to meet China’s Wang Yi on sidelines of ASEAN summit in Jakarta

Blinken met China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Wang in Beijing last month, marking the first visit to China by a US Secretary of State in five years.

Chinese foreign minister unwell, senior diplomat Wang Yi to attend ASEAN meetings in Jakarta

Citing 'health reasons', China announced that Qin Gang will be unable to attend the ASEAN-plus foreign ministers' meetings in Indonesia, scheduled to be held from 13 to 14 July.

ASEAN heads to discuss growing rivalry between China and Western powers in Cambodia

Cambodia is hosting the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) annual summit and a parallel East Asian Summit, with the regional bloc engaging with a host of leaders.

ASEAN ministers’ meet to discuss Myanmar begins with no representative from the country

The ministers met to restart peace processes in military-ruled Myanmar, after recent violence. Army generals have been barred from high-level ASEAN meetings since last year.

Ukraine war, Prophet remarks — ASEAN raises sticky issues in ties with India at Delhi meet

Foreign ministers of ASEAN states unanimously highlighted impact of Russia-Ukraine war on Southeast & South Asia. They also batted for greater integration with South Asia through India.

PM Modi to attend ASEAN-India summit virtually, take stock of post-Covid economic recovery

The prime minister will also attend the East Asia Summit on 27 October virtually and discuss maritime security and terrorism. The ASEAN-India summit will be held on 28 October.

Enhancing connectivity with ASEAN countries a major priority for India, says PM Modi

Addressing the virtual India-ASEAN summit, PM Modi said a cohesive and responsive ASEAN is needed for security and growth for all in the region.

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Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Uncertified dating gurus are teaching women to be suggestive, mysterious, and never loud. For some of us, this level of performance is simply unachievable. We might as well give up and become Brahma Kumaris.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.