Tag: Asean

Bhubaneswar: The 4-member team of Women’s Motor-Bike Expedition that had started from February 11 in Hyderabad, with an aim to promote exchange tourism to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India, received a grand welcome in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Besides, projecting the image of India as a safe destination for women travelers, the expedition will also […]

Patna: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday stressed the need to understand different religions and their different traditions, as they all are one and the same, leading to the path of truth. Inaugurating the 4th International Dharma-Dhamma Conference on “State and Social Order in Dharma-Dhamma Traditions” in Rajgir of Nalanda district in Bihar, the President […]

New Delhi: As India marks 25 years of its partnership with Asean and in keeping with its Act East Policy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore from January 4-8, it was announced on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry, Sushma Swaraj will visit Thailand on January […]

Manila: Backing a rules-based regional security architecture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday favoured India and the Asean grouping coming together for a joint fight against terrorism and violent extremism. He also said India’s Act East Policy is shaped around the Asean and its centrality in the regional security architecture of the Indo-Pacific region is […]

Manila: Manila police used water cannons against activists at a protest against US President Donald Trump, who is here to attend the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit here on Monday. Police officers and demonstrators were injured in the clashes that erupted when officers blocked the protesters from marching towards the convention centre […]

New Delhi: India and ASEAN have resolved to strengthen ties by deepening cooperation in the maritime sector and boosting connectivity. The two sides made the affirmations at the 21st ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) held here on April 11-12, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The meeting was co-chaired by Vijay Thakur Singh, SOM […]

Bangkok: The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday gathered in Bangkok for a summit to discuss economic matters affecting the region amid the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, as well as to broach an array of policies promoting a path toward greater sustainability. The Prime Ministers and […]

Bangkok: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi discussed issues relating to the operationalising of the Sittwe port, being built by New Delhi, as well as a section of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project and border demarcation. During the talks on Sunday evening, the leaders cordially exchanged views […]

Mumbai: India can emerge as top five exporters of agro commodities in the world if the central and state governments take effective measures to handhold farmers, a study conducted by MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai showed. According to the study, through focused intervention in capacity building, India can enhance its agro-export to surpass Thailand and […]

Hanoi:  China and 14 other Asian countries have agreed to form the world’s largest free trade bloc with nearly a third of all economic activity. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, was signed virtually on Sunday on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Participating countries […]