NEW DELHI, Aug 20 – India has urged for a renewed and modernised partnership with ASEAN, stressing the need to adapt their cooperation to effectively tackle today’s challenges.
India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar said that key areas requiring a rethink include physical connectivity, power grids, and digital collaboration, in order to keep pace with the changing global landscape.
“A decade ago, topics such as climate and maritime security did not matter that much. Now, we are discussing these issues with several ASEAN countries, and tomorrow, we will do the same with Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is here on an official visit,” he told the media, on Monday (Aug 19).
These insights were shared during a session with media representatives from the Indo-Pacific countries visiting India under the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) Familiarisation Visit, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs.
The QUAD is a plurilateral framework comprising India, Australia, Japan and the United States (US).
