India-ASEAN Ties “Free from Contests and Claims”: PM Modi in Op-Ed
The Commemorative Summit is being held to mark 25 years of the India-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership.
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Leaders of nine ASEAN countries reached New Delhi on Wednesday, 24 January, for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit, which will be held on 25 and 26 January. The Indonesian President will reach the country on Thursday.
PM Modi is expected to address the plenary session of the summit on Thursday. He will also hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of 3 nations, where several MOUs will be signed.
- Nine ASEAN leaders arrived in Delhi on Wednesday, 24 January, for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit scheduled for 25 and 26 January
- Leaders from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei arrived on Wednesday, whereas the Indonesian President will arrive on Thursday
- PM Modi held bilateral meetings with leaders from Myanmar, Vietnam and Philippines
- All 10 leaders will also be the chief guests at the Republic Day celebrations on Friday, 26 January
Ten among the Padma awardees were from ASEAN countries
PM Holds Talks With Counterparts from Malaysia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held bilateral talks with his Malaysian counterpart Nazib Razak, focusing on ways to enhance counter-terror cooperation and boost ties in areas of defence, trade and investment.
The external affairs ministry spokesperson said the two leaders had an "engaging" discussion.
India, ASEAN Relations 'Free from Contests, Claims': Modi in Op-Ed
India and ASEAN have relations "free from contests and claims" and believe in sovereign equality of all nations irrespective of size, and support for free and open pathways of commerce and engagement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.
Twenty-seven newspapers in 10 languages in 10 ASEAN countries have published the op-ed by the Prime Minister on the historic occasion of 69th Republic Day and ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet.
Padmashree Awardees from ASEAN Countries
Ten among the Padma awardees were from ASEAN countries. The list of the awardees are as below:
- Malai Haji Abdullah Bin MalaiHaji Othman of Brunei Darussalam (Medicine)
- Hun Many of Cambodia (Public Affairs)
- I NyomanNuarta of Indonesia (Art)
- BounlapKeokangna of Laos (Art)
- DatukRamli Bin Ibraham of Malaysia (Art)
- Dr Thant Myint-U of Myanmar (Public Affairs)
- Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III of Philippines (Trade & industry)
- Tommy Koh of Singapore (Public Affairs)
- Somdet Phra Ariya Wongsa Khottayan of Thailand (Others)
- Nguyen Tien Thien of Vietnam (Others)
PM Modi Addresses ASEAN Leaders
PM Narendra Modi addressed the leaders of the ASEAN Summit on Thursday after holding a series of bilateral talks.
He said that India shares the ASEAN vision of societies based on values of peace.
Successful Talks on Aadhaar: Sources
Philippines has shown interest in Aadhaar during talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they have sent queries for details on how the system works, sources said according to ANI.
Bilateral Talks Held with Thailand
Indonesian President Arrives for ASEAN
President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana Widodo arrived at Delhi for the ASEAN India Commemorative Summit. Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Shri Virendra Kumar received the Indonesian President.
President Welcomes ASEAN Leaders
ASEAN leaders arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, received by President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sultan Of Brunei Meets PM Modi
The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah meets PM Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India summit.
PM Modi Meets Thailand Counterpart
Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha meets PM Narendra Modi.
PM Modi to Address Plenary Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the plenary session of the ASEAN-India Commemorative summit on Thursday. The summit will held on 25 and 26 January.
Laos PM Arrives in Delhi
Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith has arrived in Delhi for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit.
MOU Signed Between India's IB Ministry and Vietnam's Ministry of Information & Communication
An MOU was signed between the India's IB Ministry and the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam aimed at enhancing cooperation between the parties in the field of information and broadcasting based on principles of equality and reciprocity pursuant to their national laws and regulations.
The MOU between the ministries of the two countries also talks about implementation arrangement between ISRO, Government of India and the National Remote Sensing Department of Vietnam for establishing tracking and data reception station and data processing facility in Vietnam under ASEAN-India Space Cooperation.
It is said that the MOU would define the framework and conditions of cooperation for establishment of the facility to provide Indian remote sensing satellite data over the ASEAN region to enable remote sensing applications, including natural resources management, ocean development and disaster management by ASEAN member states.
MoU Exchanged Between India and Philippines
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Raveesh Kumar said “Trade and investment, defence and security, education and people-to-people cooperation” were discussed in the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.
One of the MoUs aims to facilitate direct investment between India and Philippines by providing practical investment information to enterprises, promoting direct investment opportunities and supporting companies pursuing opportunities to contribute positively towards economic growth, reported ANI.
Modi Meets Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, 24 January. Earlier in the evening, he held meetings with Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
PM Modi Meets Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on the eve of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit. He will also meet the Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday.
Memorandums of Understanding were exchanged between the two countries.
Malaysia PM Najib Razak and His Wife Rosmah Mansor Arrive in Delhi
Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor arrived for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit, late on Wednesday evening.
PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi
On the eve of ASEAN-India Commemorative summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.
The PM will hold nine bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. According to PTI, he will also hold parleys with Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday.
Leaders of 7 ASEAN Nations Arrive in Delhi
Leaders from seven ASEAN nations have already arrived in New Delhi for the Commemorative Summit. They were accorded welcomes by various Union ministers upon their arrival in the national capital.
Sushma Swaraj Inaugurates Bharat ASEAN Maitri Park
Earlier on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Bharat ASEAN Maitri Park in the presence of Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh in Delhi.
"Shared Values, Common Destiny"
The Commemorative Summit to mark 25 years of the India-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership will be held on the theme, “Shared Values, Common Destiny”.
Heads of state or government of all 10 southeast Asian nations will be in attendance at the summit on Thursday, 25 January, in New Delhi.
The summit will mark the conclusion of a series of events held over the last one year to mark the silver anniversary of the Dialogue Partnership.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
On Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind will host a lunch at Rashtrapati Bhavan after which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a leaders' retreat, where the issue of maritime cooperation and security will figure.
Modi and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will deliver the opening remarks at the plenary session in the evening, in which all the other leaders of the bloc will share the dais. Singapore has assumed the chair of ASEAN this month onwards.
Modi will also release a set of commemorative stamps in the presence of the leaders to mark the occasion.
An exhibition of 20 paintings of an ASEAN-India Artists Camp will be held at the venue of the plenary session.
Following this, Modi will host a gala dinner along with a cultural programme in honour of the visiting dignitaries.
(With inputs from ANI and IANS.)