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PM Modi leaves for Jakarta to participate in ASEAN Summit, East Asia Summit

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Sep, 2023 10:44 AM

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for his visit to Indonesia’s Jakarta to attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit on September 7.

Leaving for Jakarta to take part in ASEAN related meetings. This includes the 20th ASEAN-India Summit, which focuses on a partnership we greatly cherish. I will also take part in the 18th East Asia Summit, which focuses on important developmental sectors like healthcare,…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 6, 2023

Indonesia is hosting the summits in its capacity as the current Chair of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).

ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries including the US, China, Japan and Australia are its dialogue partners.

Shoring up India's trade and security ties with the ASEAN is likely to be the focus of Modi's engagement with leaders of the bloc.

Modi's visit to Indonesia comes ahead of the G20 Summit to be held inNew Delhi on September 9-10 under India's Presidency this year. Indonesia is part of the G20 'troika' as it had the presidency of the grouping last year.

Photo courtesy of X (@NarendraModi)

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