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Singapore PM praises PM Modi's 'Act East' policy | | | New Delhi 25 January 2018 Reviving millennial partnership with India, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi; in an article, he said PM Modi's 'Act East' policy and 3-C i.e. Commerce, Connectivity, Culture formula for strengthening engagement with ASEAN speaks to our broad-based cooperation.
He said India and ASEAN have around 30 platforms for cooperation, including an annual Leaders' Summit and seven Ministerial Dialogues.
India has participated actively in Asean-led platforms including the Asean Regional Forum, the Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus, and the East Asia Summit.
The Singapore PM said India's ties with southeast Asia date back more than 2,000 years. Ancient trade between India and countries such as Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand is well-documented. Southeast Asian cultures, traditions and languages have been profoundly influenced by these early linkages. He said Singapore has always advocated India's inclusion in the Asean community. India became an Asean Sectoral Dialogue Partner in 1992, a full Asean Dialogue Partner in 1995, and participated in the East Asia Summits from 2005.
ASEAN-India relations were further elevated to a strategic partnership in 2012, the 20th anniversary of Asean-India relations. Today, Asean and India enjoy multi-faceted cooperation across Asean's political-security, economic and socio-cultural pillars. | | | |
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