Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday, announced a 10-point plan while underlining the utmost importance of dialogue and cooperation between India and ASEAN at a time of conflict and tension in many parts of the world. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the importance of dialogue and cooperation between India and ASEAN, highlighting respect for each other’s national integrity and sovereignty. 

Modi also highlighted initiatives such as celebrating 2025 as the ASEAN-India Year of Tourism, doubling the number of scholarships at Nalanda University, and enhancing disaster resilience. The 10-point plan is as follows.

• Celebrating 2025 as the ASEAN-India Year of Tourism for which India will make available USD 5 million towards joint activities;
• Celebrate a decade of Act East Policy through several people-centric activities, including Youth Summit, Startup Festival, Hackathon, Music Festival, ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks and Delhi Dialogue;
• Organise ASEAN-India Women Scientists Conclave under ASEAN-India Science and Technology Development Fund;
• Doubling the number of scholarships at Nalanda University and provision of new scholarships for ASEAN students at Agricultural Universities in India;
• Review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement by 2025;
• Enhancing Disaster Resilience, for which India will make available USD 5 million;
• Initiate a new Health Ministers’ track towards building Health Resilience;
• Initiate a regular mechanism of ASEAN-India Cyber Policy Dialogue towards strengthening Digital and Cyber Resilience;
• Workshop on Green Hydrogen; and
• Invited ASEAN Leaders to join the ‘Plant a Tree for Mother’ campaign towards building climate resilience.

The joint statement on strengthening the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership emphasised promoting peace, stability, maritime safety and security, and cooperation in marine security, counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.

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