PM attends 22nd ASEAN-India summit virtually. A number of international leaders are present in Kuala Lumpur including US President Donald Trump & Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
Modi announced decision to attend virtually in a post on X. This comes days after his call with Trump on Diwali, following which US President said India won't buy 'much oil' from Russia.
PM Modi highlighted that in the last decade ‘India’s Act-East policy had provided a new energy, direction & momentum’ to historic relations between New Delhi and ASEAN nations.
Modi will be in Laos 10-11 October for 21st ASEAN-India summit & 19th East Asia summit. Review of New Delhi’s Act East policy to take place, discussions on Myanmar to take centrestage.
The officials reviewed the cooperation between the two sides across the three ASEAN Community pillars and discussed the ways to further augment their relations.
India must be prepared for challenges in relic diplomacy as more countries such as Pakistan are also engaging in Buddhism-led cross-cultural communication.
During the visit, Hourn had extensive talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed the steps to implement the Plan of Action to implement the ASEAN-India Partnership for Peace, Progress, and Shared Prosperity.
The Summit in Jakarta is the first since the elevation of the ties between India and the ASEAN bloc of countries to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2022.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
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Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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