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Enhancing connectivity with ASEAN a major priority for India: PM Modi

The ties between India and ASEAN have been on an upswing in the last few years

ASEAN leaders to sign China-backed trade deal amid US election uncertainty

China is already the biggest source of imports and destination for exports for would-be RCEP members

PM Narendra Modi to co-chair virtual India-ASEAN summit on Thursday

The 17th India-ASEAN summit will also be co-chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Must deepen India-ASEAN cyber-space alliance amid digitisation: Official

Speaking at the inaugural session of ASEAN-India Track 1.5 Dialogue on cyber issues, she said there is a greater dependence on digital payment platforms due to reduced cash handling

It's time for policymakers to boost regional cooperation

Going forward, a cross-border regional protocol would help strengthen the preparedness for future pandemics or similar disasters

MoS MEA V Muraleedharan participates in 27th ASEAN regional forum

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday participated in the 27th ASEAN regional forum where he shared India's views on maritime security, counter terrorism and the COVID-19 pandemic. Muraleedharan said India will co-chair ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshops on port security and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. "Glad to participate in the 27th #ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial. Shared India's views on #COVID19 #MaritimeSecurity #IndoPacific #CounterTerrorism. India will co-chair #ARF workshops on Port security & #UNCLOS. Thank #Vietnam for its leadership," he tweeted. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising 10 Southeast Asian countries, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and socio-cultural integration among its members and other Asian states. The members of the ASEAN are Indonesia, ...

Ambassadors of the ten ASEAN countries met Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla

The ambassadors also met MEA Secretary East Vijay Thakur Singh

US State Secy Mike Pompeo asks ASEAN states not to let China 'walk over us'

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked Southeast Asian nations Thursday to go beyond words and act against China's bullying in the disputed South China Sea, promising America will back them u

Paper & paperboard imports surge 10% on nil customs duty after ASEAN FTA

The share of paper imports from ASEAN in total paper imports for India has risen more than four times from about 5 per cent in 2010-11 to about 21 per cent in 2019-20

Defence, LCV and buses to be key growth levers at Ashok Leyland: Chairman

Dheeraj Hinduja says company's future product plans would revolve around auto buzzword CASE mobility. CASE is an acronym for Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Electric vehicles

Strengthening India's trade policy

Greater trade with ASEAN will be supportive of the prime ministerial call for greater Indian manufacturing for world markets

Govt frames norms to enforce 'rules of origin' for imports under FTAs

The ''rules of origin'' provision prescribes for the minimal processing that should happen in the FTA country so that the final manufactured product may be called originating goods in that country

India, ASEAN together to help shape Asia, global economy, says S Jaishankar

Coronavirus highlights 'indivisible aspect of human existence that underpins globalisation', says India's foreign minister.

Review of India-ASEAN Goods Agreement to help realise trade potential: Puri

The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement was signed on August 13, 2009, and came into force on January 1, 2010

Exercise caution on the proposed trade pact with US: Experts to govt

Govt had earlier criticised free trade deals for boosting cheap imports into the country

ASEAN Summit to be held via video conference on June 26 due to Covid-19

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh will chair the ministerial meeting on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

Last opportunity

India can't afford to ignore RCEP

Letter to BS: Examining India's decision to pull out of the RCEP

In ratifying the RCEP, the barriers would have been lowered with only China, Australia and New Zealand.

Asean Secretariat invites India to resolve RCEP concerns next month in Bali

India at a meeting in November last year in Bangkok decided to withdraw from this mega free-trade agreement as its concerns were not addressed adequately by the RCEP

Commerce Ministry to review existing free trade agreements: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said that FTAs with countries like Japan, South Korea, and Asean provided duty-free access to Indian markets, but domestic goods face barriers in these countries.