S. Jaishankar Represents India at 15th East Asia Summit 2020

The External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar represented India at the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) on 14 November 2020 on behalf of PM Modi.
The Summit was chaired by the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc because Vietnam is ASEAN Chair in 2020 (ASEAN holds the central role and leadership in the forum).
All the 18 EAS countries participated in the virtual Summit.
The East Asia Summit (EAS) was established in 2005, as a Leaders-led forum that provides a platform for discussion on important strategic issues in the Indo-Pacific region.
It is a regional grouping of 18 participating countries which includes 10 ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), and Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.
India is a founding member of EAS.
The 18 members of the EAS together represent 54% of the world population and account for 58% of the global GDP.