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PM Modi participates in ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (fifth from left) and other world leaders at the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore on Thursday. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@narendramodi


“We are happy that ties with ASEAN are strong and are contributing to a peaceful and prosperous planet,” Mr. Modi said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday participated in the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore and underlined the need for maritime cooperation and centrality of trade for the prosperity of the strategic Indo-Pacific region.
Prime Minister Modi began his two-day visit to Singapore on Wednesday by delivering his keynote address at the prestigious Fintech Festival.
He also held separate bilateral meetings with the premiers of Singapore, Australia and Thailand and discussed ways to further strengthen ties, including in areas of trade, defence and security.
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“PM Narendra Modi participated at ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore. Reaffirmed cooperation in maritime domain and centrality of trade and investment towards prosperity of Indo-Pacific,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
“Had a great interaction with ASEAN leaders at the ASEAN-India Informal Breakfast Summit. We are happy that ties with ASEAN are strong and are contributing to a peaceful and prosperous planet,” Mr. Modi said in a tweet.

Indo-Pacific region

The Indo-Pacific region also came up during the discussion on Wednesday between Prime Minister Modi and U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence.
Mr. Modi referred to his June speech in Singapore at IISS Shangrila Dialogue in which he had outlined India’s vision on Indo-Pacific.
He conveyed to Mr. Pence that his vision of Indo-Pacific was gaining acceptability and that “we should utilise the forthcoming East Asia summit to further build on that”.
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Mr. Pence spoke of a free and open Indo-Pacific. He felt that India’s contribution in ensuring this would be important.
He said the recent naval exercises held by the U.S., India and Japan, were an “evidence of our commitment to ensuring free and open access to the seas all across this region”.
Before leaving for Singapore, Mr. Modi said in New Delhi that his participation in the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits symbolised India’s “continued commitment” to strengthen its engagement with ASEAN members and with the wider Indo-Pacific region.
Mr. Modi also said he was confident that his visit to Singapore would impart fresh momentum to New Delhi’s growing partnership with ASEAN and East Asia Summit nations.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising 10 Southeast Asian countries, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and socio-cultural integration among its members and other Asian states.
The ASEAN members are Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos.
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