Tag: ASEAN leaders

Eastward Ho!

With characteristic flamboyance, Prime Minister Modi has stretched a friendly hand to Asean in a manner that has never been done before by India’s government. Republic Day, the country’s most solemn ceremonial occasion, when a specially chosen guest from among prominent global leaders is customarily invited to share the dais with India’s own topmost leadership,...

February 12, 2018

Indo-Pacific Region indispensable to India’s future: PM Modi

India and Asean hold key to the Indo-Pacific Region which will be “indispensable to India’s future and our common destiny”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an article published on Friday in 27 newspapers across 10 Asean countries. The article, translated into 10 languages, was published as India hosted 10 Asean leaders as guests of...

January 26, 2018

India displays military might, cultural prowess before 10 Asean chief guests

India on Friday celebrated its 69th Republic Day as the Rajpath, the capital’s main promenade, came alive with march pasts and colourful tableaux to showcase the country’s military might, cultural legacy and its initiatives, with 10 Asean leaders as chief guests watching the proceedings. The parade ceremony commenced with Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the...

January 26, 2018

PM Modi welcomes Asean leaders at Republic Day parade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the leaders of 10 Asean countries at the Rajpath here as they arrived as the chief guests of India’s 69th Republic Day celebrations. Modi, who wore a traditional headgear, shook hands with the Asean leaders as they arrived. The leaders wore a traditional Indian scarf. It is the...

January 26, 2018

PM Modi greets countrymen on 69th Republic Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day. “Greetings on #RepublicDay. Jai Hind (sic),” Modi said in a tweet. India will be showcasing its military prowess, culture and diversity in the presence of leaders of the 10 ASEAN nations who will attend the event at the...

January 26, 2018

Assam CM to attend dinner hosted by PM Modi for ASEAN leaders

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has been invited to a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for all the 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday. Considering the crucial role that Assam and other northeastern states can play in the success of the Act East Policy, the prime...

January 25, 2018

Ground-to-air security cover in Delhi ahead of Republic Day

The national capital has been brought under a ground-to-air security cover in view of the Republic Day celebrations and the visit of 10 ASEAN leaders for a high-profile summit here, a senior police official said on Thursday. Thousands of armed personnel have been keeping a tight vigil for Republic Day in Delhi and in border...

January 25, 2018

Traffic curbs for ASEAN leaders trouble commuters in Delhi

Traffic restrictions were imposed on the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), as some roads were closed for a short period on Wednesday. Vehicles were diverted to clear passage to ASEAN leaders who arrived in New Delhi for the Summit. Commuters travelling to Delhi from Gurgaon and Dwarka were stuck in traffic due to VIP movement and...

January 24, 2018

Stage set for India-ASEAN summit; leaders to start arriving Wednesday

Leaders of ten ASEAN nations will start arriving here on Wednesday, 24 January, to attend the India-ASEAN commemorative Summit on 25 January and be the ‘Guests of Honour’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Republic Day parade at Rajpath the next day. It will be an unprecedented show of solidarity between India and ASEAN...

January 23, 2018

With ASEAN leaders at R-Day, India is showcasing its Act East policy: Sitharaman

India’s Act East policy is really “taking shape” and the presence of 10 ASEAN leaders during the Republic Day celebrations here will definitely showcase that policy, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. She said this in response to a question from the press during her visit to the NCC Republic Day Camp at Delhi...

January 22, 2018

Delhi woos ASEAN: Ten leaders to be ‘guests of honour’ at R-Day parade

Leaders of all ten ASEAN nations will be the ‘Guests of Honour’ at the Republic Day parade this year as India woos the vibrant and resource-rich region in the face of China’s aggressive posturing against some of the South-east Asian countries on issues pertaining to the South China Sea. Addressing a media briefing here on Wednesday,...

January 10, 2018

All 10 Asean leaders confirm participation in Republic Day celebrations

Leaders of all 10 Asean countries have confirmed their participation as Guests of Honour at India’s Republic Day celebrations to commemorate 25 years of New Delhi’s close ties with the southeast Asian bloc. Preeti Saran, Secretary East in the External Affairs Ministry, told reporters here on Wednesday that it was “unprecedented” in India’s history to...

January 10, 2018

Asean leaders’ summit opens in Manila

Southeast Asia leaders gathered here on Saturday to exchange views on how to further strengthen and make the 50-year-old Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) relevant amid challenges confronting the world. "Guided by our chairmanship theme – Partnering for Change, Engaging the World – we are drawn today to reaffirm our aspiration for an Asean that works...

April 29, 2017