The two consecutive attacks by PM Narendra Modi on global forums assume significance at a time when the Modi government has said that it is time to expose Pakistan’s atrocities in the areas of PoK and Balochistan.
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India supports freedom of navigation based on United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he added.
Stating that most countries in the South Asian region were pursuing a peaceful path to economic prosperity, he said: “But, there is one country in India’s neighbourhood whose competitive advantage rests exclusively in producing and exporting terrorism”.
“The time has come to isolate and sanction this instigator”, Modi said. “We continue to expand and deepen our economic engagements”, Mr. Modi said.
Several southeast Asian littoral nations have disputes with Beijing over the South China Sea.
Addressing the 14th ASEAN-India summit in Vientiane, PM Modi also expressed concern over growing radicalisation and spread of extreme violence and said that India looks forward to craft a fitting response to this challenge through coordination with ASEAN countries at multiple levels.
US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos. “Political security cooperation is a key emergent pillar of our relationships”, he said.
In a fresh jibe at Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said there is “one country in our neighbourhood” which “produces and exports” terror as he called on the worldwide community to isolate and sanction “this” instigator.
President Park appreciated the Korea Plus programme initiated by Modi and said it would lead to further investments in India by Korean firms, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.
He said enhancing connectivity was central to India’s partnership with ASEAN.
PM proposes Joint Task Force on connectivity to work on extension of India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway to Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam.
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He also invited the Asean leadership to be the guests of honour at the International Buddhist Conclave to be held in India in October. Find us on Facebook too!
