Prime Minister Narendra Modi essentially resolves the’India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Annual Summit’ through video conferencing, in New Delhi.|Image Credit: –
India is dedicated to dealing with the ASEAN bloc towards prioritising digital addition and protecting food security and supply chain strength in the middle of worldwide unpredictabilities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has actually stated.
“Even in these times of unpredictability, the India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has actually made consistent development. Our strong collaboration is becoming an effective structure for international stability and development,” Modi stated in a virtual address at the ASEAN-India Summit on Sunday.
The ASEAN Summit’s style of ‘inclusivity and sustainability’ is carefully followed by India and the bloc in their endeavours, the PM stated. “This style is plainly shown in our collaborations, whether it is digital addition or making sure food security and resistant supply chains in the middle of existing international obstacles. India completely supports these concerns and is dedicated to advancing them together,” he kept in mind.
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Modi likewise stated that the grouping is a crucial pillar of New Delhi’s Act East Policy. “India has actually constantly totally supported ‘ASEAN midpoint’ and ASEAN’s outlook on the Indo-Pacific,” he stated.
While Modi was not able to participate in the ASEAN-India Summit personally, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent him at the 20th East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
The PM mentioned that India had actually stood strongly with the ASEAN in every crisis and the two-way cooperation in the spheres of maritime security and the blue economy was proliferating.
“In light of this, we are stating 2026 as the ASEAN-India year of maritime cooperation,” he stated.
The 2 are likewise strongly advancing shared cooperation in education, tourist, science and innovation, health, green energy and cybersecurity, Modi included. “We will continue to interact to maintain our shared cultural heritage and reinforce people-to-people ties,” he stated.
India is an essential discussion partner of the ten-member ASEAN that consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The 2 sides are attempting to considerably conclude the evaluation of their open market contract that India wishes to be re-balanced to bridge its broadening trade deficit with the bloc.
Released on October 26, 2025
