PM Modi to arrive in Manila later on Sunday for ASEAN summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and several other world leaders will arrive here tomorrow for the ASEAN summit which is set to extensively deliberate on evolving security challenges facing South East Asia.
The PM departed early Sunday for Manila.
Embarking on tour of constructive engagements. PM @narendramodi departs for Philippines to attend the @ASEAN and East Asia Summits in Manila pic.twitter.com/IvBbRqhcLy
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) November 12, 2017
The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN), a grouping of 10 influential countries, is taking place amid China’s aggressive behaviour in the disputed South China Sea and North Korea’s nuclear missile tests and both these issues are likely to figure prominently during discussions among the leaders, a senior diplomat said here.
Prime Minister Modi will attend the 15th ASEAN-India summit and 12th East Asia summit on November 14 during which he is likely to reassert India’s call for crafting a coordinated global initiative in dealing with traditional and non-traditional threats facing the region.
The ties between India and ASEAN have been on an upswing in the last few years with focus being on ramping up …read more
