“Unity is strength,” Li Qiang told an ASEAN-China summit meeting after the signing, stressing that closer cooperation could help overcome global economic uncertainties.
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PM Modi announces 2026 as ‘ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation’ at Summit
Modi on Sunday said India and ASEAN nations are growing in rapid cooperation in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR).
ASEAN welcomes East Timor into fold, ending decades-long expansion pause
Asia’s youngest nation, East Timor, has officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking the bloc’s first expansion since the 1990s
Modi may give ASEAN Summit a miss, Jaishankar set to lead Indian delegation
While there has been no official confirmation yet from the Ministry of External Affairs, diplomatic sources indicated that India has informed the Malaysian government of Jaishankar’s participation at the ASEAN deliberations. Officials, however, have not ruled out the possibility of the Prime Minister addressing the ASEAN-India Summit virtually.
ASEAN benefits when India and China engage, says Singapore’s Alvin Tan
ASEAN a regional organisation set up to promote economic growth, social progress, and regional peace and stability. The 10-member bloc comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Trump tariff war: Singapore downgrades 2025 GDP growth forecast to 0-2%, as global trade falters
The April 14 announcement of downgrading by MTI comes exactly two months after a February 14 media release stating that the ministry was maintaining the Singapore “GDP growth forecast for 2025 at 1.0 to 3.0 per cent”. That media release had said that the Singapore economy had expanded by 4.4 per cent in 2024.
New Zealand PM backs India’s bid to become permanent UNSC member
The Raisina Dialogue was inaugurated on Monday.
This era is not of deglobalisation, but of reglobalisation, says PM Wong at G20; emphasises on making ASEAN stronger
Referring to the shifting global dynamics, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro that it was necessary “[to] strengthen our own neighbourhood”, meaning the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Narendra Modi set to visit Singapore and Brunei after ministerial roundtable in island nation
ISMR 2024 has paved the way for Modi’s visit to Singapore in September 2024, which would come almost exactly a year after former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s trip to India in September 2023 for the G20 Summit.
India, ASEAN to begin Free Trade Agreement review in November
India and the ASEAN bloc are expected to start the review of the free trade agreement in November
