Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Indonesia to take part in ASEAN-India Summit, East Asia Summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on his two-day explain over with to Indonesia on Wednesday (September 6), to take part in the twentieth ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit in the capital city Jakarta on Thursday (September 7).

Earlier in his departure assertion, PM Modi said that he used to be taking a peep ahead to exchanging views with a quantity of leaders on vivid cooperation measures to collectively take care of the international challenges.

The high minister additionally dubbed the engagement with the ASEAN community as a crucial pillar of India’s ‘Act East Protection’.

The Prime Minister is visiting Jakarta on the invitation of the Indonesian President, Joko Widodo.

“My first engagement might per chance per chance perhaps be the twentieth ASEAN-India Summit. I peep ahead to discussing with ASEAN leaders the future contours of our partnership, which has now entered its fourth decade. Engagement with ASEAN is a important pillar of India’s ‘Act East’ policy. The Entire Strategic Partnership entered into closing year has injected novel dynamism in our ties,” the Prime Minister said.

“Thereafter, I will seemingly be attending the 18th East Asia Summit. This discussion board provides a critical alternative to deliberate on disorders of significance to the predicament alongside side food and vitality security, environment, effectively being, and digital transformation. I peep ahead to exchanging views with a quantity of EAS Leaders on vivid cooperation measures to collectively take care of these international challenges,” he added.

The ASEAN-India Summit might per chance per chance perhaps be the first Summit since the elevation of India-ASEAN relatives to a Entire Strategic Partnership in 2022. The Summit will overview the event of India-ASEAN relatives and chart the future direction of cooperation.

The East Asia Summit would offer an alternative for Leaders of ASEAN international locations and its eight dialogue partners, alongside side India, to alternate views on disorders of regional and international significance.

He’ll return to New Delhi on Thursday evening ahead of the G20 Summit, that will seemingly be held on September 9 and 10.

The Indonesian Govt made adjustments to the ASEAN Summit agenda in repeat to accommodate the Prime Minister’s programme and his early return to India ahead of the G20 summit.

For the duration of a press briefing on Tuesday (September 5), the Ministry of Exterior Affairs Secretary (East) Saurabh Kumar said, “We’re appreciative of the Indonesian Govt for making adjustments to the ASEAN meeting agenda so to facilitate Prime Minister’s programme and his early return. Through background, that is also the 9th ASEAN-India Summit to be attended by the Prime Minister”.

As per a press free up launched by the Exterior Affairs Ministry, accurate thru the summit, the Prime Minister will overview the event in ASEAN-India relatives and provide them with extra direction.

(With inputs from companies)