India, Asean steadily enhancing ties: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told world leaders that India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are strengthening ties across sectors as well as people-to-people relations. He said New Delhi has always strongly supported the II-member group’s outlook on the Indo-Pacific.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Asean are companions in the Global South.

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Modi said in his virtual opening address at the summit in Malaysia that itstheme, ‘inclusivity and sustainability’, was clearly reflected in the joint efforts of nations, whether the digital inclusion, ensuring food security, or maintaining resilient supply chains amid global challenges. “India fully supports these priorities and is committed to advancing them together,” Modi said.