Modi to Emphasize Strategic Ties at ASEAN Summit as Trade Pact Talks Stall
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to use the ASEAN-India Summit to deepen strategic and bilateral engagement with Southeast Asian partners even as negotiations over the bloc-wide trade pact remain unresolved. With consensus on the review of the goods trade agreement still elusive, New Delhi is increasingly leaning on country-specific economic ties to sustain momentum in the relationship.
