Prime Minister Modi said the India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is becoming a strong foundation for global stability and growth. Highlighting maritime cooperation, he announced 2026 as the ASEAN-India year of maritime collaboration
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses the ASEAN Annual Summit being held in Malaysia. PIC/PTI
The India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is emerging as a powerful foundation for global stability and growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Modi said that the 21st century is the century of India and ASEAN nations.
In his virtual address, Modi also said that the grouping is a key pillar of New Delhi’s Act East Policy. “India has always fully supported ‘ASEAN centrality’ and ASEAN’s outlook on the Indo-Pacific,” he said. “Even in these times of uncertainty, the India-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has made steady progress. Our strong partnership is emerging as a powerful foundation for global stability and growth,” Modi said.
Modi said India has “stood firmly with its ASEAN friends” in every crisis and the two-way cooperation in the spheres of maritime security. “In light of this, we are declaring 2026 as the ASEAN-India year of maritime cooperation,” he announced.
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