India beyond Eurasia invoking geographical expanse from the Indo-Pacific to India's Act East Policy.
The convergence of India's Act east policy & Indo-Pacific is a strategically importance for the freedom, sovereignty, defence capabilities, commitment to freedom of navigation in international waters, stability & inclusive regions & equality of all nations in ensuring respect for the international Law in the regions.
With the Recent Indian PM Narendra Modi’s & Indian high delegates visit to South Asian Nations is the cornerstone engagement of India's act east policy. They have signed 8 agreements including one on logistical cooperation between their navies, both have exchanged views of various aspect of regional international issues of mutual interest in a principled position on maritime & defence security. indo-Asean nations is the criterion of strategic partnership. this initiatives are based on respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, good governance, transparency, viability & sustainability.
India-ASEAN nations have reached important agreements on strengthening ASEAN unity and coordination, jointly improving global economic governance and promoting sustainable development. India's commitment to continue deepening relationship with ASEAN Member States, in particular, and with the Indo-Pacific region, in general, within the framework of Indian Government's Act East Policy.
the recent of China's maritime footprint in south China sea, The Quadilateral Alliance in which four countries India, Japan, Australia, USA have participated in an elite ASEAN summit have reached an important consensus this includes to enhance cooperation of counter terrorism & building up international military reinforcements in South China sea as USA & South Asian countries have accused China of its construction of man-made islands n its military presence that restricts free movements..China claims almost all the disputed waters & its growing military presence has fuelled concerns in Japan and the west with US holding regular Air & Naval exercise to ensure freedom of navigation..Taiwan, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, the Philippines & Brunnei also claims parts of south China sea. Asian countries have affirmed to deepen the multilateral security and defence cooperation with S Korea, Australia, India and other SE Asian countries. In contrary to China's assertiveness in the region at the expense of smaller nations including Indonesia, Malaysia, India-USA-Malayasia-Indonesia-Singapore would have stepped up defence cooperation & international military strategies to align their national maritime policies India’s Indo-Pacific policy of global maritime powers based on principles of international Laws on disputes & United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea.
India has consistently supported ASEAN unity and centrality and ASEAN led mechanisms for regional security and economic architecture to promote peace and prosperity in indo-pacific region. Indo-pacific is a strategically geopolitical imperatives for ASEAN Nations in line with international laws. India-ASEAN countries agreed to step up multilateral engagements with greater strategic convergence coming into the shape of indo-pacific regions. India-ASEAN countries increasingly military relevance is an ASEAN centrality as a cornerstone of a free, open and inclusive indo-pacific. giving substance to indo-pacific policies that international defence and security cooperation is a shared values and commitment in upholding the rule based orders and respect for international laws in the strategically indo-pacific regions.
TheASEAN nation have affirmed our commitment to strengthen international defence and security, connectivity, counterterrorism, nonproliferation with a view on the current international political and economic circumstances and the G20's priorities, and reached important agreements on strengthening ASEAN unity and coordination, jointly improving global economic governance and promoting sustainable development. India's commitment to continue deepening relationship with ASEAN Member States, in particular, and with the Indo-Pacific region, in general, within the framework of Indian Government's Act East Policy.
We endeavor to build on our achievements already made with a shared vision for future development of ASEAN. We also discussed international and regional issues of common concern. We believe that nations and peoples have the right to live in a security and peace and to have their sovereignty and territorial integrity respected.
We reiterate that it is the significant objective and our desire for peace, security, development and cooperation that brought us together 10 years ago. Indian and ASEAn countries have since traversed a remarkable journey together on their respective development paths tailored to their national circumstances, devoted to growing their economies and improving people's livelihoods. Our committed and concerted efforts have generated a momentum of all-dimensional and multi-layered cooperation fostered by the previous Leaders' Summits. Upholding development and multilateralism, we are working together for a more just, equitable, fair, democratic and representative international political and economic order.
The summit is a great opportunity for india-ASEAN countries reflecting their growing convergence on strategic issues in the indo-pacific regions and agreed to work towards upholding a rules- based order and ensuring respect for international law in the region. We called upon all nations to adopt a comprehensive approach in combating terrorism and convergence for promotion of peace and prosperity in upholding International Laws and Values of Respecting the Sovereignty of Nations.