India & ASEAN
India's relationship with ASEAN " You cannot have peace without security, and you cannot have security without inclusive development " — KOFI ANNAN The partnership between India and ASEAN has evolved as a cornerstone of our foreign strategy. India's desire for a comprehensive engagement with ASEAN results from significant developments in the world's political and economic development during the early 1990s and India's march toward economic liberalization. With the announcement of the Act-East Policy at the 12th Summit in 2014, the India-ASEAN strategic partnership gained a new impetus. The series of encounters with Southeast Asian leaders gave India's Act East Policy more clout. All of the discussions aimed to increase India's political, economic, and strategic engagement with ASEAN. It indicates India's intention to increase its interaction with ASEAN member states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Philippines in early November ...