Tag: Asean

Engage insurgents, unlock NE potential

India must consider a Panglong-type conference with insurgent groups in the North East to resolve outstanding issues, and ensure that the region becomes an effective counterweight in the region's strategic sphere.

September 10, 2018

India’s two-front conundrum

India is possibly the only nation in the world which has two nuclear-powered adversaries on its borders, both seeking Indian territory. The close relationship between Pakistan and China, dubbed as ‘higher than mountains and deeper than oceans’, always creates a threat of a two-front war, which would be the worst-case scenario for India’s military. While …

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September 4, 2018

Plenty of room for expanding Vietnam-India ties: PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Expresses support for India’s “Act East” policy

August 29, 2018

Around two rivers

The ninth Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Meeting was held in Singapore on August 2. The conference was preceded by the 10th MGC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on August 1. The meeting was co-chaired by Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand and Gen V.K. Singh (Retd.), Minister of State for External Affairs. Senior …

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August 18, 2018

Iran officially joins ASEAN treaty

In a ceremony on the sidelines of the 51st Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Singapore, Iran officially joined the TAC treaty.

August 2, 2018

Delhi Dialogue emphasises better connectivity between ASEAN and North-east

The 10th edition of the ‘Delhi Dialogue’ got under way in New Delhi on Thursday with 'Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation' as its theme.

July 19, 2018

‘India committed to build on Asean-India Dialogue partnership’

The three day long International Conference ‘Purbasa’ –East Meets East organised by Kalinga International Foundation concluded here on Sunday. Odisha Governor Dr S C Jamir stated that the conference supplements the government’s intention and effort to enhance Indian’s multifaceted engagement with ASEAN and the wider Asia Pacific through series of events and activities. The country …

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March 20, 2018

Asean advised to take stronger role in Rakhine

The group should provide sufficient assistance to all people in Rakhine, said Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council secretary-general Kobsak Chutikul

March 19, 2018

‘Most Indians know Bali’

It was just seven months ago that Sidharto Suryodipuro presented his credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind as Indonesia’s Ambassador to India. Prior to that, he served as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Indonesia in Washington DC between 2014 and 2017. As Director for Intra-Regional Cooperation in Asia Pacific and Africa, …

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March 18, 2018

KIF’s 2nd major international conference from 16th March

The Kalinga International Foundation (KIF) is organising its second major international conference here from 16-18, March 2018, announced Chairman, Kalinga International Foundation, former Ambassador Lalit Mansingh. Mr Mansingh, former chief secretary D P Bagchi, Ambassador Abasara Beuria, Trustee, KIF and Ms. Shreerupa Mitra, Trustee, KIF were also present at the pre event media conference here …

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March 14, 2018

The New Great Game~II

In general terms, compared with the caution of the early 1990s, India is now a reasonably confident participant in the political and strategic domain of the Asia-Pacific. However, in the economic sphere, India is yet to make any notable headway. The recent conclusion of the Indo-Asean free trade agreement exceeded all timelines and it remains …

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February 17, 2018

India and Vietnam must create greater synergies

The recent visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyên Xuân Phúc to New Delhi to attend the Asean-India Commemorative Summit and participate in the Republic Day celebrations has added a new dimension to the bilateral engagement. If one looks closely at the intensity of India-Vietnam relations in the near past, one can easily decipher that …

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February 9, 2018

Global Summit: 176 MoUs worth Rs 64,386 crore signed on day 1

The first day of Global Investment Summit, being held here, witnessed signing of a total of 176 MoUs with 160 companies, amounting to Rs 64,386 crore. While Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Ltd said that his company will invest Rs 2,500 crore in next three years time in retail, petroleum, telecom, tourism and sport sectors, …

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February 4, 2018

Merlion on the Ganges

Watching Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emerge swiftly from the official Mercedes-Benz limousine to an extended hand-clasp with Mr Narendra Modi, as the Indian leader waited for his guests at his nation’s 69th Republic Day parade, it was impossible to escape a sense of wonderment at the long road Singapore and India have travelled to …

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February 4, 2018

Regional geopolitics

The unprecedented participation of 10 heads of ASEAN states/governments as guests of honour at the Republic Day parade was a landmark development in the expanding role of India in international affairs. Celebration of several jubilees ~ 25 years of dialogue partnership, 10 years of summit-level dialogue and five years of strategic partnership ~ in such …

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February 2, 2018

Ramayana route to soft power

While the use of hard power and tough diplomatic negotiations almost invariably hog the spotlight in international relations, soft power rarely comes into play. But this was not the case when top leaders of India and South East Asian countries celebrated a quarter century of becoming dialogue partners in a grand manner in New Delhi …

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January 30, 2018

Indo-ASEAN bonds epitomised in park

To showcase the historical and cultural bonds among ASEAN countries, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has developed the ‘Bharat ASEAN Maitri Park’ with the theme ‘Shared Values, Common Destiny’ on Tughlaq Road in Lutyens’ Delhi at a cost of Rs 51 crore. The park is spread over an area of approximately 2.81 acres and …

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January 28, 2018