India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are operating on methods to take ahead their cooperation withinside the post-pandemic era, specially in clever agriculture, healthcare, renewable energy, virtual inclusivity and fintech.
Ways to raise cooperation among the 2 aspects in those regions figured withinside the annual Asean-India overseas ministers’ assembly held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday. The assembly changed into co-chaired through outside affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Singapore counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.
The assembly additionally took ahead discussions held on the unique Asean-India overseas ministers’ assembly hosted through India in June to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of members of the family among the 2 aspects.
The assembly “deliberated on methods to raise Asean-India cooperation withinside the post-pandemic era, along with improving cooperation in regions of clever agriculture, healthcare, new and renewable energy, virtual inclusivity and fintech”, the outside affairs ministry stated in a announcement issued on Friday.
The ministers exchanged perspectives on key local and global troubles and mentioned arrangements for the approaching Asean-India Summit.
Addressing the assembly, Jaishankar liked the Cambodian chairship of Asean this yr below the theme “Asean Act: Addressing demanding situations together” and highlighted the significance India locations at the 0-state grouping as an essential pillar of local, multilateral and worldwide order.
He reiterated India’s help for Asean harmony and centrality in a free, open, inclusive and rules-primarily based totally Indo-Pacific. Pointing to the sturdy convergence among the Asean Outlook on Indo-Pacific and India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, he referred to as for extra cooperation among the 2 aspects withinside the Indo-Pacific.
During his go to to Cambodia, Jaishankar met Prime Minister Hun Sen and mentioned bilateral and worldwide troubles. Statements issued through the Cambodian premier’s workplace stated Hun Sen had referred to as for the fast end of research for change and funding agreements.
The Asean-associated ministerial conferences in Phnom Penh blanketed the East Asia Summit (EAS) overseas ministers’ assembly and the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial assembly on Friday. Secretary (East) Saurabh Kumar of the outside affairs ministry led the Indian delegation at those conferences.
The EAS assembly mentioned methods to reinforce the platform to make it greater aware of rising demanding situations. It additionally exchanged perspectives on modern local and global traits and geo-political demanding situations, and reviewed arrangements for a brand new EAS plan of action. Preparations for the approaching EAS Summit scheduled for November have been mentioned.
The ARF assembly mentioned local and global troubles and the destiny course of the body. The assembly followed the ARF Statement on Promoting Peace, Stability and Prosperity withinside the Region thru Preventive Measures and the Statement on Supporting the Preservation of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone.
