Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday departed for Vientiane, Laos, where he will attend the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit.
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THE NEW British visa policy could have a “negative impact” on business visits by Indian professionals, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi told his United Kingdom counterpart Theresa May on Monday (September 5) when they met at the G20 summit in China this week. He also met several world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, on the sidelines.
Commenting on how the EAS can further promote practical cooperation, the Prime Minister said that he supports the adoption of a declaration on promoting infrastructure development in East Asia.
In a fresh jibe at Pakistan, prime minister Narendra Modi Thursday said there is “one country in our neighborhood” which “produces and exports” terror as he called on the worldwide community to isolate and sanction “this” instigator.
“‘The time has come for us to stop this global exporter of terror”.
Conclusion of a balanced Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will futher boost our trade and investment ties with the region, the release said.
He cautioned against any use of force to resolve the South China Sea dispute.
Stating that cooperation in science and technology was a crucial element of India-Asean developmental engagement, he proposed to enhance the Asean-India Fund with an additional grant of $50 million.
During their meeting May said that she accepted the Indian prime minister’s invitation to visit India.
The two sides shared the same perspective on South China Sea, a foreign ministry spokesperson said. It was held after the Asean Summit, which ended yesterday.
The India-Asean Summit on Thursday will be attended by leaders of 10 southeast Asian nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. They had met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in April.
Thursday’s meeting is said to be the eighth meeting between the two leaders in the last two years.
In his ASEAN-India Summit speech, Modi mentioned that India’s strategic partnership with ASEAN covers security, economic & socio-cultural spheres.
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The second India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue was held in New Delhi last month.
