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SINGAPORE, Apr 28: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday a mounting trade spat between the United States and China was one of the most pressing concerns for Southeast Asian nations.
Lee flagged his concerns in remarks made as he opened a summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), for many of which the United States and China are the top two trading partners.
"In particular, the recent trade tensions between the U.S. and China are worrying concerns," Lee said as ASEAN members gather for the organisation's 32nd summit.
The U.S. Trump administration has threatened to impose tariffs on up to $150 billion of Chinese imports, and Beijing has vowed retaliation against American exports.
On Saturday Lee said the open and rules-based multilateral trading system, which has backed the growth of ASEAN member states, has come under pressure as the political mood in many countries has shifted against free trade.
Also on the agenda at the summit were the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, and security tensions in the disputed South China Sea, but it was unclear how much substantive progress could be accomplished.
The situation in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, where hundreds of thousands of minority Rohingya Muslims have fled for neighbouring Bangladesh after a military crackdown, is one of the biggest challenges facing the group.
ASEAN, formed more than half a century ago, has struggled with challenges facing the region because it works by consensus and is reluctant to get involved in matters considered internal to its members.
Singapore is this year's chair of the bloc, which includes Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam.
Lee said ASEAN members individually will find it difficult to make an impact on regional and global challenges, and called on its leaders to boost integration and cooperation to make a mark and to be effective.
The group is working on initiatives to jointly tackle the threat of extremism and cyber attacks, as well as to promote trade and cross-border e-payment systems.
ASEAN is also working to devise a model extradition treaty and negotiating a code of conduct with China to ease tensions in the disputed South China Sea, one of the world's most volatile hotspots and one of its busiest waterways. REUTERS 
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Mumbai, Apr 5: Engineering Major, Larsen & Toubro said that its Construction Arms has won orders worth Rs 3,376 crore. 
The Power Transmission & Distribution Business has secured orders worth Rs. 1,226 Crore.
In India, the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (PTCUL) has awarded orders for supply, erection, testing & commissioning of a 220kV double circuit transmission line from Srinagar to Rudrapur. Another order has been secured from a reputed utility customer in South India to build substations.
Urban electrification orders have been received from the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) which are for the strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS).
In the Middle East, Africa and ASEAN countries, orders for the construction of substations and transmission lines have been secured from utility customers.
The Water & Effluent Treatment Business has secured an order worth Rs 1,200 crore.
An Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) order has been secured from the Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the execution of Kundalia Irrigation Project - Left Bank.
The Project envisages to provide water for Micro-Irrigation to more than 60,000 Hectares of the Culturable Command Area in Agar Malwa District of Madhya Pradesh by lifting water from the left bank of the Kundalia reservoir on the Kalisindh river. The scope includes survey, investigation, design, procurement, construction &
installing of pumping system, rising & gravity main line / branch lines / distribution network, with control and automation systems.
The Buildings & Factories Business has secured orders in health and automobile sector worth Rs 950 crore from two prestigious clients. UNI
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Dhaka, Mar 5: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought Vietnam’s support for a peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis as it put peace and stability of the region at stake.
"We’ve discussed the Rohingya crisis as it threatens peace and stability of our region. I sought Vietnam’s support for a peaceful solution to the problem,” she said.
The Prime Minister said this while speaking at a joint press statement after the bilateral talks with Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang at her office. Sheikh Hasina said President Dai Quang expressed his support for a viable and long-term solution to the problem. 
Hasina said she conveyed to the Vietnamese President that Bangladesh believes in maintaining peace, stability, and rule-based order in seas and oceans, including safety and freedoms of navigation and overflight, in accordance with international laws. 
“We support the peaceful settlement of all the international disputes, including territorial and maritime disputes, in accordance with international laws, including the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),” she said. 
The Vietnamese President is now in Bangladesh on an official tour marking the 45th anniversary of the Bangladesh-Vietnam diplomatic ties. 
The Prime Minister said that Vietnam is a close neighbour and the two countries share common aspirations to promote peace and development.
During our talks, she said, they have discussed the entire gamut of the bilateral relations in a warm and cordial atmosphere. 
“We’ve identified new areas of cooperation. Besides cementing our political relations, the major focus of our discussion was to enhance trade, investment and technical cooperation.” 
She mentioned both the leaders have agreed that the 2nd Foreign Office Consultation as well as the 2nd meeting of the Joint Committee on Trade will be held this year to steer bilateral cooperation initiatives.
The prime minister thanked President Tran Dai Quang for bringing in business delegation who would discuss with their counterparts in Bangladesh ways and means to boost trade and investment in both the countries. “We encourage entrepreneurs and businessmen of both Bangladesh and Vietnam to explore opportunities in our respective economies.” 
She said that Bangladesh government is keen to institutionalise political, trade and economic partnerships with ASEAN countries. 
“On the other hand, as a Ganges basin country, Bangladesh also wants to join the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Forum. I’ve sought Vietnam’s support for Bangladesh to become ‘Sectoral Dialogue Partner’ of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and also for our aspiration to join the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation.” Hasina said this visit of the Vietnamese President will go a long way in taking Bangladesh-Vietnam relations to newer heights. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 3: Stating that Vietnam has an important place in India's framework of Act East policy and India's relations with ASEAN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said both nations will explore opportunities in transfer of technology.
“We have decided that we will enhance cooperation in defence production and explore opportunities in transfer of technology. We will jointly work for an open, independent and prosperous Indo Pacific area where sovereignty and international law is respected,” said the Prime Minister at a joint statement. 
In the presence of both the leaders, 3-Memorandum of Understandings were exchanged. 
“We agreed to strengthen our relations in different sectors like renewable energy, agriculture, textiles & Oil & gas. In Oil & gas sector, not only we will strengthen our long standing bilateral relations but also work along with other nations on trilateral possibilities,” he added.
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang also called for direct flights between capitals of India and Vietnam. 
India-Vietnam trade stood at 6.24 billion dollars in fiscal 2016-17 and the two sides have agreed to raise this to 15 billion dollars by 2020. UNI
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Sydney, Feb 19: India, Japan, Australia and the US are discussing a scheme to jointly develop regional infrastructure as an "alternative" to China's multi billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative,
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed on Monday.
“There is an enormous need for infrastructure, particularly in our region,” Bishop in an interview with Sky News said about a report on the plan in The Australian Financial Review.
She said officials of the four countries had discussed “a range of opportunities and challenges”.
The Australian Financial Review quoted an unnamed US official as saying that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to discuss the idea during talks in Washington this week, possibly during a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump.
The official said the plan was still “nascent” and “won’t be ripe enough to be announced” during Turnbull’s visit.
The official told the Review that he would prefer to describe the plan as an "alternative" to China's Belt and Road Initiative rather than a "rival".
However, the prospect of such an initiative will be watched closely by Beijing which had protested after senior foreign affairs officials from the four countries met last November in Manila on the sidelines ASEAN and East Asia Summits to discuss the restoration of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
The four countries look at the BRI as a vehicle for Beijing to exert its influence globally, as Chinese President Xi Jinping has moved to fund a global network of major infrastructure projects throughout the region and beyond such as ports, rail networks, bridges and roads.
Some 70 countries have signed up to the BRI, first mentioned during a speech by President Xi to university students in Kazakhstan in 2013.
The quadrilateral dialogue was devised last decade to try to contain China but collapsed when the Kevin Rudd government in Australia withdrew due to pressure from Beijing. UNI
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New Delhi, Feb 16: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems, which will soon be made fully operational, will bring a revolution in crime prevention.
Speaking at the 71st raising day of the Delhi police here, Mr Singh stressed upon the criminals database, that will be a part of the CCTNS, and will help the police to a great extent in hunting down criminals.
' Detection is the biggest deterrent in crime prevention', Mr Singh said adding that the CCTNS with add to the capabilities of the police.
Mr Singh lauded the force for nabbing the wanted Indian Mujahideen fugitive Junaid, who was being traced by other agencies for around 10 years.
He was held by the Delhi Police special cell on Tuesday.
He also praised the Delhi Police for safely rescuing the kid , who was kidnapped on the republic day eve from East Delhi, in a short time . 
The Home Minister directed the top brass of the Delhi Police to update the crime control strategy with changing situations and patterns.
Calling upon the police force to acquaint themselves with the latest technology, Mr Singh laid stress on forensics , calling it a a key factor in terms of crime investigation.
He further said that the police should work on effective strategies in terms of women safety.
He said that the Delhi Police was not just looked upon by people of Delhi , but by the entire nation.
'People have lot of expectation from the Delhi Police, that requires them to put extra efforts and they need to be extra alert and cautious,' he added.
On the occasion, the Union Home Minister gave away police medals and took salute of an impressive Parade. 
He also announced a Rs 5 crore contribution towards the Martyrs’ Fund of the Delhi Police.
Mr Singh also said that the Delhi Police has done a commendable work in ensuring fool proof security arrangements at a sensitive time during the visit of 10 ASEAN leaders who were here on the Republic Day this year. UNI
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Guwahati, Feb 3: Terming eight North Eastern states as ' Astalaxmi ' of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today iterated that the region could well turn out to be new engine of growth for new India.
Speaking after inaugurating 'Advantage Assam - Global Investors Summit, 2018' here, Mr Modi said the North East could turn out to be a new growth centre of Indian economy and the country's growth story will pick up more speed when people living in this region will see fast development in a balanced manner.
" We created the Act East Policy and the Northeast is at the heart of it. The Act East Policy requires increased people to people contact, trade ties and other relations with countries on India's east, particularly ASEAN countries, " the Prime Minister averred.
' The tagline of this Summit is very appropriate and gives a strong message. 
'Advantage Assam: India's Express way to ASEAN' is not just a statement but a comprehensive Vision," Mr Modi asserted.
Giving details of various provisions of the Union Budget, 2018, and how will it impact the Northeastern region, Mr Modi said, ' Eight NE states are 'Astalaxmi' of India and could well turn out to be new engine of growth for new India. '
" We are emphasing on mantra Transformation by transportation for overall 
infrastructure development of the region," Mr Modi said adding, ' For infrastructure development every year Rs 5,300 crore is being spent on extending railway lines in the region. '
Mr Modi said, ' Rs 47,000 crore is being invested for laying 15 new railway 
tracks in the region. '
" The Centre will invest another Rs 90,000 crore in the next two to three years 
for construction of National Highway in the region," Mr Modi said and urged 
the Chief Ministers of North Eastern states to accelerate development and make Imphal to Guwahati the new nervecentre of growth of India.
Mr Modi said in Guwahati a world class airport terminal will be developed which will connect the region with ten ASEAN countries.
Delving on growth potential of the eight states of the region, Mr Modi said, ' Polices are now being designed according to the needs of North East. People and will have a long term positive impact on the region in near future. '
Hailing the Union Budget as one of the best one, Mr Modi said the budget provisions will benefit poor, middle class and rich of the country. UNI
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New Delhi, Jan 24: In view of the ASEAN Commemorative summit on Thursday and the Republic Day Parade on Friday, traffic arrangements have been put in place by the Delhi Police keeping in view the movement of the 10 Heads of State and Heads of Government including other leaders who will be present at the both the events in the capital, the Traffic Police said here.
According to the traffic police, the leaders from the ASEAN countries will move around the Rashtrapati Bhawan area, Rajpath and other places in the Lutyens zone while they will stay at various hotels in the New Delhi District area.
To ensure smooth movement of traffic and leaders including other VVIP's on January 25 and 26, motorists are advised to follow the traffic restrictions and diversions set by the traffic police.
Roads, including Satya Marg, Shanti Path, Teen Murti roundabout, South Avenue Road, Dara Shukoh Road, Akbar Road, Krishna Menon Marg,Vijay Chowk, Mother Teresa Crescent Road,Sardar Patel Marg,Panchsheel Marg, San Martin Marg,Kautilya Marg,Tyag Raj Marg, Safdarjung Road, Kushak Road,and K Kamraj Marg, will remain closed for motorists on January 25 and January 26, the tarffic police said.
General Public have been advised by the traffic police to take alternative routes Aurobindo Marg including India Gate- W-Point- Vikas Marg for East Side movement.
Aurobindo Marg- AIIMS – Ring Road- Moti Bagh – Dhaula Kuan – Vande Matram Marg for West side movement.
The motorists and general public are further advised to avoid C-Hexagon around India Gate and its connecting roads. i.e. Akbar Road, Ashoka Road, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Copernicus Marg, Tilak Marg, Purana Quila Road, Shershah Road, Zakir Hussain Marg, Pandara Road, Shahjahan Road, Prithiviraj Road, Man Singh Road, Mathura Road between Pragati Maidan Metro Station and Zoo as huge public gathering is expected around India Gate and Delhi Zoo in the evening of January 26.
Due to non-availability of parking spaces in the area around India Gate, the visitors, intending to come to India Gate and Delhi Zoo, are advised to use public transport, including Delhi Metro, to avoid inconvenience.
Buses bound for Central Secretariat and Connaught Place coming from Shantipath –Vinay Marg-Sardar Patel Marg will take Panchsheel Marg-Simon Boliver Marg-Vande Matram Marg- R/A Shankar Road - Park Street and the buses that go up to Central Secretariat will terminate at the Udyan Marg near Talkatora and return via Kali Bari Marg , Mandir Marg and Shankar Road 
Buses bound for Central Sectt will terminate at Udyan Marg and return via Kali Bari Marg-Mandir Marg-Shankar Road and the Vande Mataram (ridge road).
Connaught Place-bound buses will take Mandir Marg, Kali Bari Marg, - G.P.O.-Baba Khadag Singh Marg and reach Connaught Place & return via Bhagat Singh Marg – Peshwa Road-Mandir Marg-Shankar Road and Vande Matram Marg.
Buses coming from South Delhi on Tughlaq Road and bound for Connaught Place and Central Secretariat will be diverted from Aurobindo Chowk to Safdarjung Road- Kemal Ataturk Marg - Panchsheel Marg–Simon Boliver Marg.
Buses that go to Mandi House and Feroz Shah Road and then proceed to Connaught Place via Barakhamba Road will terminate at Shivaji Stadium and return via Kasturba Gandhi Marg.
Old Delhi Railway Station bound buses that further go to Red Fort and ISBT Kashmere Gate coming from South Delhi will take Ring Road from AIIMS towards Dhaula Kuan and then Ridge Road, Rani Jhansi Road.
Further the buses going towards Asgram and South Delhi side from the Old Delhi railway Station and coming to Old Delhi from Ashram will take Ashram Chowk – Ring Road towards Sarai Kale Khan and proceed further via Raj Ghat.
Buses coming from Old Delhi Railway Station, Red Fort, Kashmere Gate bound for South and South-East will take Delhi Gate – Jawaharlal Nehru Marg – Rajghat – Ring Road - Sarai Kale Khan - Ashram Chowk.
The buses coming from Vikas Marg Lakshmi Nagar and Preet vihar side going towards South Delhi will take Ring Road – Sarai Kale Khan – Ashram Chowk, the traffic police said. UNI
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New Delhi, Jan 23: Stage is set for the two-day long ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit to be held in the national capital from January 25.
All 10 nation heads of ASEAN member nations will be in India to attend the summit and also grace this year's Republic Day celebrations. 
"In the course of the last one year we have been celebrating 25 years of India-ASEAN relations, 15 years of summit partnership with ASEAN and 5 years of our strategic partnership," Secretary East, Preeti Saran has said here.
The visiting guests would be starting arriving here from Wednesday, January 24, sources said.
Besides the engagements at the Summit, which is being organised to mark 25 years of India's relations with ASEAN nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a series of bilateral engagements on cards.
Among the first, Mr Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc and and the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday evening.
Mr Modi will also hold bilateral talks and issues of regional importance with Myanmar's state Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
On Thursday, January 25, Prime Minister will hold talks with his Thailand counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha followed by a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
There is also a scheduled meeting with Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.
President Ram Nath Kovind will be hosting a lunch for the visiting ASEAN guests on Thursday at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
There will be a special Retreat of Prime Minister with ASEAN heads of nations at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The theme of the Retreat will be Maritime Cooperation and Security. 
There will be release of a Commemorative Stamp by Prime Minister Modi in the presence of ASEAN leaders and this will be followed by Plenary session under the theme - 'Shared Value, Common Destiny', official sources said. UNI
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Kolkata, Jan 16: Responding to chief minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal for liberal investments, India's leading industrialists like Mukesh Ambani, Sajjan Jindal, Sanjiv Goenka among others today categorically specified their investment funds to several thousands crores of rupees in next two to five years in West Bengal.
As the 4th Bengal Global Business Summit kick-started at New Town, the captains of industries while showering accolades on the leadership and dynamism of Ms Banerjee, they said they were seeing a new Bengal and the state has become the new investment destination.
After inaugurating the BGBS at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Ms Banerjee assured the industrialists of all possible assistance for growth of business, saying " Bengal means business",
" Bengal has a strategic location. It is the gateway for ASEAN countries, NE India. Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan are our bordering countries. There are a lot of opportunities for investment, " Ms Banerjee said.
" As Ambani ji said, in ease of doing business, Bengal is No. 1 state. Despite the legacy of 34 years,
we are trying our best. Our plan expenditure has increased by 3 times; capital expenditure has
increased by 7 times in six years. Our GDP has more than doubled in six years. We are among the top states in terms of GDP, " Ms Banerjee said while listing of achievments made in last seven years.
Mukesh Ambani while praising Ms Banerjee for her dynamism and converting the state into a new West Bengal said the state was now No 1 in ease doing business and committed Rs 5,000 crore investment in next 2/3 years in petroleum and digital sectors. UNI
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New Delhi, Jan 9: Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday declared India does not eye anyone’s territory nor it has intentions to exploit resources of any other nation.
Mr Modi asserted that India’s focus has always been capacity building and resource development be it on bilateral or multilateral platforms like Commonwealth, India-Africa Summit or Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation. "On each of these forums, we have made efforts to take every one along,’’ he said.
Addressing the First PIO Parliamentarian Conference here, the Prime Minister said India’s development aid model was not based on "give and take’’ but on the needs and priorities of the recipient nations.
He said that India has always played a positive and constructive role on the global arena. "We have not seen our relations with any country on the scale of profit and loss but viewed them through the prism of humanitarian values,’’ he said amid applause from 134 PIO lawmakers and mayors from 24 countries. 
"Our strong relations with ASEAN countries have been further strengthened and these will be showcased to the entire world in a few days from now on the occasion of India’s Republic Day,’’ he said. As many as 10 leaders from ASEAN countries will be guests of honour on January 26 Republic Day celebrations in the Capital.
Mr Modi said that 21st Century is being described as Asian Century and India has definitely played an important role in it. 
"You will feel this influence of India’s growing stature across the world. India’s growing economy and power will certainly make you proud and it will inspire us to work even harder,’’ he said. 
The Prime Minister said the world is facing many challenges which can be met by the ideology of non-violence and peaceful protest as enunciated by Gandhiji. "Extremism and radicalisation can be countered only through the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi,’’ he said. 
Terming members of Indian diaspora as partners in development and progress of India, Mr Modi said the government wants to establish lasting ties with PIOs. In his 45-minute inaugural address, Mr Modi dwelt at length on India moving up by 42 places in the ranking of ease of doing business in the past three years, attracting FDI worth 60 billion dollars in 2016-17, and going up in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index by 32 ranks. ``Today bodies like World Bank, IMF and Moody’s are looking at India in a positive way,’’ he said. 
He attributed these developments to far-reaching policy reforms brought in the economy by his government over the past three years. "Reform to Transform is our guiding principle. Our aim is to make the entire system accountable, transparent and completely eradicate corruption,’’ he said. 
The PM said that more than half the investment made till now in sectors like construction, air transport, mining, computer software, hardware, electrical equipment has come in the last three years.
Describing the gathering of PIOs as a 'mini world Parliament' , the PM said: 'When there is news about how you all are influencing the geo-politics of where you live and how you are making policies, we feel proud. No matter where they are, I can imagine how happy your ancestors must be on seeing you all here.'
He said India's relations with countries of the world was governed by spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (Entire World Is One Family ).
'During earthquake in Nepal, flood in Sri Lanka, water problems in the Maldives; India was the first to respond. When crisis struck Yemen, we saved our 4,500 people as well as 2000 from other countries. India's humanity even in grave situations like these is a part of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam',' he said.
Earlier, in her opening remarks External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj described the day-long conference of PIO Parliamentarians and Mayors as a "unique’’ event. She said that Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was launched in 2003 when Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Government was in power and January 9 was chosen as it marked the day when Mahatma Gandhi, the most celebrated Pravasi, had returned to India from South Africa. 
She said that as many as 270 PIOs from 28 countries were MPs and 11 countries have more than a million Indians living there and all of them have emotional and cultural links with India. 
The inaugural session was also attended by Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha M Thambi Durai, Rajya Sabha Vice Chairman PJ Kurien and the two Ministers of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar and General (Retd.) VK Singh. The biggest delegation of 20 MPs has come from Guyana. UNI
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Singapore, Jan 9: India has urged the Indian diaspora in Southeast Asia to tap into business opportunities generated by policies such as 'Make in India' that eases the doing of business and provides incentives for setting up of manufacturing enterprises in the country.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj urged the overseas community to have a look at India that has been 'transformed' and its growing prosperity. 
"India today is not the country you left 100 or 150 years ago, it has been transformed," she said, addressing the the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference here on Sunday.
Some six million, or a fifth of the 31 million overseas Indians, comprising Indian citizens abroad and persons of Indian origin, live in the 10 ASEAN countries, according to the External Affairs Ministry.
“As India’s economy grows its ties will deepen, its trade and investment flow will grow,” she said.
about the potentiality given the "the comfort of culture" between India and Southeast Asia.
"I see the symbols of our ties: on the streets, in life at homes... in the rituals of diverse states, in the symbols and sounds of languages, in the poetry of the dances, in the melody of the music and in the flavours of the food."
Swaraj said the diaspora provided a 'platform' for stronger relationship with the ASEAN and both sides could work together towards a shared prosperity.
"We have immense resources in the form of our diaspora in South-east Asia, to be the bridge for a new journey on an ancient route," she said.
Kishore Mahbubani, former dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, said India was the primary source of cultural influence in Southeast Asia for much of the region's history.
"We should use... longstanding relations to build an extremely high-trust relationship between India and Asean," the Strait Times quoted him as saying. UNI
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Singapore, Jan 8: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean has invited Indian businesses to set up base in the city-state and expand to other places in the region. 
"As a civil aviation, trading and financial hub, we are a good base for Indian companies to work from in order to expand to Southeast Asia and beyond," The Strait Times quoted him as saying at a gala dinner at the conclusion of the Asean-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Sunday.
By 2025, India's consumer market is expected to become the fifth largest in the world, while South-east Asia will see a doubling of middle class households to 163 million.
"Against this backdrop," Mr Teo said, "There is much scope to strengthen our linkages and trade ties," he said, noting that Asean-India trade accounted for only 2.6 per cent of the bloc's external trade in 2016.
Mr Teo said that with India's strategic location, maritime and air connectivity can be expanded to bring the country closer to the rest of ASEAN.
He noted that India has many airports ready and available to connect many more points in ASEAN.
Mr Teo also said India, which is located strategically along important sea routes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, is integral to the security in the region.
"Asean and India share a common interest to keep these vital conduits of trade and economic exchange open," he said. "It is crucial that we continue to uphold our shared principles of the freedom of navigation and respect for the rule of law." 
He said Asean and India should go ahead with economic integration, adding that Singapore, as Asean chair, will do what it can to secure the support of India and all other Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership countries to advance negotiations on the pact. UNI
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Singapore, Jan 8: India has urged the Indian diaspora in Southeast Asia to tap into business opportunities generated by policies such as 'Make in India' that eases and provides incentives for setting up of manufacturing enterprises in the country.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj urged the overseas community to have a look at India that has been 'transformed' and its growing prosperity. 
"India today is not the country you left 100 or 150 years ago, it has been transformed," she said, addressing the the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference here on Sunday.
Some six million, or a fifth of the 31 million overseas Indians, comprising Indian citizens abroad and persons of Indian origin, live in the 10 ASEAN countries, according to the External Affairs Ministry.
“As India’s economy grows its ties will deepen, its trade and investment flow will grow,” she said.
about the potentiality given the "the comfort of culture" between India and Southeast Asia.
"I see the symbols of our ties: on the streets, in life at homes... in the rituals of diverse states, in the symbols and sounds of languages, in the poetry of the dances, in the melody of the music and in the flavours of the food."
Swaraj said the diaspora provided a 'platform' for stronger relationship with the ASEAN and both sides could work together towards a shared prosperity.
"We have immense resources in the form of our diaspora in South-east Asia, to be the bridge for a new journey on an ancient route," she said.
Kishore Mahbubani, former dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, said India was the primary source of cultural influence in Southeast Asia for much of the region's history.
"We should use... longstanding relations to build an extremely high-trust relationship between India and Asean," the Strait Times quoted him as saying. UNI
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New Delhi, Jan 2: To give further boost to the intensive bilateral interactions in South East Asia, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be making a three-nation tour of Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore from January 4. 
During her visits, that will culminate on January 8, Ms Swaraj will share with her interlocutors relevant information about the forthcoming ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit which marks 25 years of the the establishment of Dialogue Partnership between Indian and ASEAN, a MEA statement said here.
A series of events has been organized by MEA over the last year to celebrate this jubilee in different Indian cities and also ASEAN countries, which will culminate in the Summit later in January here. 
On the first leg of this visit, the External Affairs Minister will be in Thailand on January 4-5 and she will hold an official meeting with Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.
All aspects of bilateral relations with Thailand will be discussed with particular focus on political, defence and economic ties and on further enhancing India's engagement with ASEAN countries, MEA said. 
Thailand will assume the role of coordinator country for India-ASEAN relations in the middle of 2018.
During her two-day visit to Indonesia from January 5, Ms Swaraj will co-chair the 5th meeting of India-Indonesia Joint Commission with her Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi. 
Both the Ministers will also inaugurate the second meeting of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks.
External Affairs Minister will call on the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and also meet the new Secretary General of ASEAN Lim Jock Hoi. 
"As the biggest country in the ASEAN region with the largest economy, Indonesia is an important partner for India including in trade and strategic matters," MEA said.
During her visit to Singapore on January 6-8, Ms will inaugurate the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas of ASEAN countries on January 7. 
The theme of the event is 'Ancient Route, New Journey: Diaspora in the Dynamic ASEAN-India Partnership'. She will have bilateral meetings with the leaders in Singapore and also interactions with PIO delegations from ASEAN countries. UNI
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New Delhi, Dec 11: Union Minister for Road Transport Highway, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari said India is looking forward to maritime connectivity with ASEAN countries through river and port connectivity.
River and port connectivity was very important for boosting trade and investment and the government was giving special focus to developing the maritime sector, Mr Gadkari said while addressing the inaugural session of ASEAN-India Connectivity Summit here on Monday.
The Minister emphasised that digital infrastructure was important but most important was physical infrastructure.
Mr Gadkari said that for boosting trade and investment with ASEAN and South Asian countries the 7,500 km sea front was very important for the same.
Talking about the government’s ambitious Bharatmala project, the Minister said the 2,000 km programme with an outlay of Rs 25,000 crore were to connect India’s major highways corridors to international trade points.
This will help facilitate export and import trade with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Besides, there were several other projects under implementation which aimed to facilitate India’s international connectivity with neighbouring countries in South Asia and ASEAN.
The Minister said that India has a great potential in cruise tourism and government is planning to develop Mumbai for this booming industry. The city would link with important locations of the country besides South East Asia.
Stating that his government was giving massive push to infrastructure development in the country, Mr Gadkari said by next year, it was aiming to construct 40 km of road daily.
He said the government has already sanctioned Rs 1,000 crore for a cruise terminal in Mumbai.
India had also undertaken to build 120 km of the Kalewa-Yargyi road segmentof the India–Myanmar–Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway, the Minister added. UNI
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Manila, Nov 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the on-going 12th East Asia Summit being held on the sidelines of the three-day long ASEAN Summit here.
Mr Modi joined the rest of the nation heads and key regional leaders for the group photograph. 
Prime Minister was seen interacting merrily with the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Mr Modi also spoke to his counterpart from New Zealand Jacinda Ardern for a while. "ASEAN is central to India’s Act East Policy therefore our Prime Minister’s participation in the ASEAN India Summit and the East Asia Summit, provides a very important opportunity to reiterate our commitment to the partnership, especially as we celebrate this landmark year," Secretary East Preeti Saran has told the reporters on the eve of Mr Modi's visit to Manila here. East Asia Summit comprises of 10 of the ASEAN countries plus eight other countries -- India, China, USA, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and South Korea. "India is a founding member of the East Asia Summit. We attach the highest importance to this forum," Ms Preeti Saran, Secretary (East) had said on November 10. Since the inception of the East Asia Summit, "being founding members", India has consistently attended the East Asia Summit since 2005. "The East Asia Summit as a forum provides an important opportunity for the leaders of the region to exchange views and assess international issues of concern including traditional and non-traditional security threats, primarily terrorism, maritime cooperation, maritime security and non-proliferation etc," she has said. The significance of East Asia Summit can be also underlined in India's focused approach of 'Act East' policy. Notably, the East Asia Summit meet comes two days after India, the United States, Australia and Japan on Sunday held the first formal deliberations giving a booster to the new block created essentially to counter China's growing influence - at the regional level and also globally. UNI
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