Top ASEAN leaders to attend 'Delhi Dialogue' on July 4
Also known as 'Delhi Dialogue', the conference has emerged as an important forum at which political leaders, policy makers, researchers, academicians, business leaders and media persons converge for brainstorming on a range of issues.
Jul 02, 2017, 22:42 PM IST
Singapore minister to visit India for bilateral talks in July
India is also preparing to host Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan later this year as part of the high-level bilateral meetings between the two countries.
Jun 16, 2017, 08:48 AM IST
Philippines calls for gentlemen's agreement between ASEAN, China on sea code
Southeast Asian nations and China should start with a "gentleman`s agreement" on the busy South China Sea waterway because no mechanism exists to legally enforce any deal, the Philippine foreign minister said on Friday.
May 19, 2017, 19:44 PM IST
Chat with Xi Jinping was at Donald Trump's request: Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday his telephone conversation this week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the Korean peninsula crisis was at the behest of his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump.
May 05, 2017, 14:59 PM IST
Philippines blast injures fourteen as ASEAN leaders gather
Fourteen people were wounded in a pipe bomb blast in Manila, Philippine police said on Saturday, but authorities dismissed any link to an Asian leaders' meeting under way in the capital.
Apr 29, 2017, 13:13 PM IST
Southeast Asian leaders wrestle over China at summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced pushback on Saturday at a regional summit in his efforts to weaken Southeast Asian resistance to Chinese expansionism in the contested South China Sea
Apr 29, 2017, 10:51 AM IST
China, ASEAN make progress on framework deal on disputed sea, Philippines says
China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress in talks on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine acting foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Apr 04, 2017, 15:03 PM IST
India seeks Indonesia's help in cementing ties with ASEAN
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday sought Indonesia's partnership in cementing India's ties with the ASEAN bloc.
Mar 15, 2017, 00:50 AM IST
India should give bigger priority to ASEAN: Former diplomat
India has an opportunity to develop a 20-year plan to enhance its relationship with ASEAN.
Mar 09, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Terrorism foremost challenge for ASEAN countries: Manohar Parrikar
Expressing deep concern over the rising incidents of terrorism in recent times, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday stated that non-traditional threats and terrorism remained the foremost challenges to South East Asia region.Delivering his keynote address at the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) - Heads of Defence Universities / Colleges / Institutions Meet (HDUCIM) here, Parrikar stressed the need to oppose terrorism resolutely everywhere, delegitimize it as an instrument of state policy and cooperate unreservedly to locate and destroy terrorist networks.
Oct 06, 2016, 13:24 PM IST
Without naming Pakistan, Manohar Parrikar says need to delegitimise terrorism as an instrument of state policy
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday called terrorism the "foremost challenge" for the Asean member-countries, adding that there is a need to delegitimise it as an instrument of state policy.
Oct 06, 2016, 12:48 PM IST
Pentagon chief reassures ASEAN ministers over future US
Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter met Friday with Southeast Asian defense ministers to discuss regional security issues and reassure them America`s "rebalance" to Asia will continue under the next US administration.
Oct 01, 2016, 03:38 AM IST
India threatened by China-Myanmar ties: Chinese think-tank
India is "cozying up" to Myanmar because it is threatened by the growing strategic ties between China and Myanmar, a Chinese think-tank has said.
Sep 14, 2016, 15:09 PM IST
India-ASEAN vow to combat terrorism in all its forms
Recognising terrorism as a significant threat to peace and stability in the region, India and the 10-member ASEAN on Thursday made a strong commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
Sep 08, 2016, 23:57 PM IST
Philippine President absent from ASEAN meetings
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte did not attend any meetings at the ASEAN in Laos on Thursday, reportedly owing to a migraine, official sources reported.
Sep 08, 2016, 17:29 PM IST
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull invites Asean leaders to attend 2018 summit
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has extended an invitation to the leaders of Asean nations to attend a summit in Canberra in 2018, according to an official statement.
Sep 08, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
Modi meets South Korean President
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday met with South Korean President Park Gyun-hye on the sidelines of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit here.
Sep 08, 2016, 11:14 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to hold bilateral talks with Barack Obama in Vientiane today
The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US President will be one of their last such meetings before Barack Obama demits office in November.
Sep 08, 2016, 08:39 AM IST
ASEAN Summit: PM Narendra Modi takes swipe at Pakistan, says 'export of terror a threat to our societies'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is central to India's 'Act East' Policy.
Sep 08, 2016, 08:20 AM IST
Japan 'seriously concerned' by South China Sea tension
Japan is "seriously concerned" about Beijing's increasingly muscular claims in the South China Sea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Asian leaders on Thursday.
Sep 07, 2016, 22:58 PM IST
