Rajnath to attend Defence Ministers’ meet in Jakarta Context According to the Ministry of Defence, Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to Jakarta on Thursday and Friday to attend the 10th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) and […]
Modi presents a 12-point proposal to expand India-ASEAN relations Context : At the annual ASEAN-India Summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined a 12-point plan to increase collaboration between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in several areas, including connectivity, trade, […]
Avoid a ‘New Cold War’, China Tells Nations at ASEAN Meet Context As top Asian and US officials met in Indonesia for talks, China’s Premier said on Wednesday that major countries must keep their disputes under control in order to avert a “new Cold War.” […]
India backs the 2016 ruling favouring the Philippines in the South China Sea Context: India demanded adherence to the 2016 arbitration ruling in favour of the Philippines, which China has rejected, as talks between China and the ASEAN bloc for a code of conduct in […]
UN Peacekeeping: India To Train Women From ASEAN Context: India is planning two initiatives for female personnel from South East Asia later this year in response to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s proposal from last year for an initiative on “women in United Nations Peacekeeping (UNPK) […]