{"id":152623,"date":"2024-10-12T18:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/india-focusses-on-asean-centrality-instead-of-suggesting-bloc-to-take-sides\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T18:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:45:44","slug":"india-focusses-on-asean-centrality-instead-of-suggesting-bloc-to-take-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/india-focusses-on-asean-centrality-instead-of-suggesting-bloc-to-take-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"India focusses on ASEAN centrality instead of suggesting bloc to take sides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-114177384,imgsize-53852.cms?resize=1200,900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"India focusses on ASEAN centrality instead of suggesting bloc to take sides\" title=\"India focusses on ASEAN centrality instead of suggesting bloc to take sides\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"20\">Displaying deft diplomacy, Prime Minister <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/narendra-modi\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a> focussed on the concept of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/asean-centrality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asean centrality<\/a> at the India-Asean and East Asia summits to initiate a process to expand strategic partnership with <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/southeast-asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeast Asia<\/a> instead of explicitly asking the countries in the region to take sides.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->In his opening remarks at the 21st India-Asean summit in Laos on Thursday, the PM made special reference to the concept of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/asean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asean<\/a> centrality and how India has been giving importance to that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Giving importance to Asean centrality, we launched the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indo-pacific-oceans-initiative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative<\/a> in 2019. This initiative complements the Asean outlook on the Indo-Pacific,&#8221; Modi said.<\/p>\n<p>The PM went on to say that &#8220;when there is conflict and tension in many parts of the world, the friendship, coordination, dialogue and cooperation between India and Asean are of utmost importance&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><\/p>\n<div data-grx-impression=\"Article Recommendations - Edit#articleshow_inline_impression#news\/india\/india-focusses-on-asean-centrality-instead-of-suggesting-bloc-to-take-sides | \" class=\"ar_wrp arwd_ld_chk font_mon clr hide custom_ad\">\n<div class=\"ar_survey hide\">\n<p><span class=\"arb_btn\"><span class=\"ar_lt_arr\">\u00ab<\/span> Back to recommendation stories<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/article_recommendations_wd.cms?msid=114177384&wd_type=inner&art_seo=news\/india\/india-focusses-on-asean-centrality-instead-of-suggesting-bloc-to-take-sidespotime:1-->At the East Asia summit on Friday, the PM mentioned how India has consistently supported the unity and centrality of Asean.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Asean is also pivotal to India&#8217;s Indo-Pacific vision and Quad cooperation. There are important similarities between India&#8217;s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative and the Asean outlook on Indo-Pacific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Southeast Asian states are against taking sides in the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/us-china-rivalry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US-China rivalry<\/a> or siding with any new plurilaterals in the Indo-Pacific region, which they feel would influence them to take sides in big power rivalry having benefited by engaging both sides over the decades.<\/p>\n<p>The Southeast Asian region by nature has an accommodative approach and has been pitching for a wider role by India, which it views as a third pole. Southeast Asia has been of the opinion that Quad should accept the concept of Asean centrality for any cooperation in future and has been known for its neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>The joint statement adopted at the end of the Asean-India summit recognised India&#8217;s support for Asean centrality and unity in the evolving regional architecture and its commitment to work closely through Asean-led mechanisms and fora.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/india-focusses-on-asean-centrality-instead-of-suggesting-bloc-to-take-sides\/articleshow\/114177384.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Displaying deft diplomacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi focussed on the concept of Asean centrality at the India-Asean and East Asia summits to initiate a process to expand strategic partnership with Southeast Asia instead of explicitly asking the countries in the region to take sides. 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