Maritime cooperation between India and ASEAN will be crucial for the Indo-Pacific region: VK Singh

Photo of file of General VK Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs. New Delhi: The Department of External Affairs said Thursday that the rapid cooperation between India and ASEAN would set the tone for growth in the Indo-Pacific region

. The Department of External Affairs VK Singh stated that the Government's Act East policy was a leap forward from Look East's policy

"We have evolved to include the various pillars of relations between India and the United States. ASEAN, he added.
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Singh's statement inspires his government's efforts over the past four years when Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to assert an increased security role for India in the Indo-Pacific, actively courting the 10 members of ASEAN and gradually intensify Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Singh added that the government under the prime minister's regime was working to make foreign policy an integral part of national political discourse.

Singh added that the government envisions a new paradigm where foreign policy initiatives infiltrate national policies. "

" Inclusive development in the northeast is a priority of our government. Providing connectivity between the Northeast and the ASEAN countries is important to us. The northeast has the potential to become a hub for organic production, "said the minister.

Meghalaya's chief minister, Conrad Sangma, has expressed concerns over the obtaining of 39, a visa in the northeastern states. "Even now, we have to go to Calcutta. I would like to suggest to different countries to have consulates in different cities in the Northeast. In addition, I would like to push for more foreign language schools and institutes in the region, "he added.

Forcing all northeast chief ministers to travel together to different countries, he asked the AME to let them travel by road or air. "This will give a very strong message," he said.

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| Published by: Ahona Sengupta