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Giving a fresh impetus to its ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), India on Saturday said it would soon draft a five-year action plan, starting 2016 for enhancing connectivity and cooperation in diverse areas and hoped the long-delayed free trade pact on services and investment will be signed later this month.
In her address at the 12th India-Asean meeting here, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India wanted to take collaboration with the grouping to "new heights".
She said better communication links and enhanced trade and investment can bring about a "seamless integration" of the economies in the 10-member grouping.
