PM Modi attends 18th ASEAN-India summit virtually
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit virtually on October 28, 2021. This was the 9th ASEAN-India Summit attended by PM Modi.
- The Summit was held under the Chairmanship of Sultan of Brunei.
- The Heads of State/Government of the ASEAN Countries participated in the Summit to review the status of ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership and progress made in key areas of Covid-19 & Health, Trade & Commerce, Connectivity, and Education & Culture.
- The year 2022 will mark 30 years of ASEAN-India relations partnership, and will be celebrated as ‘ASEAN-India Friendship Year’.
- ASEAN headquarter – Jakarta, Indonesia;
- Total member state -10 (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos.)