Act East

'Act East', 'Neighbourhood First' policies to have impact beyond South Asia: S Jaishankar

Addressing the Natural Allies in Development and Interdependence conclave, S Jaishankar said the realisation of this is evident from the potential of BIMSTEC on the Bay of Bengal region

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, NRC: Why history of Partition holds key to our understanding of today's political moves

A massive debate has broken out over the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. The arguments are no longer restricted only to words on social media and drawing room conversations. There are already violent street protests in parts of Northeast India.

India's foreign policy for next 5 years: Expanding bilateral ties with Bangladesh vital for New Delhi's 'Act East' targets

The biggest threat to ties between New Delhi and Dhaka isn't Beijing. Bangladesh has thus far managed an admirable balance between India and China, without giving either country the cold shoulder.

Indian Ocean Conference: Sushma Swaraj says India giving top priority to building connectivity in immediate neighbourhood

India is now devoting more resources and assigning greater priority to building connectivity in its immediate neighbourhood, Sushma Swaraj has said.

Full text of Narendra Modi's speech at Rising India Summit: PM stresses on development of eastern India, public participation in schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on a wide range of issues while addressing News18's Rising India Summit in New Delhi. Right from discussing the need to bring development to the eastern region of the country to taking electricity and welfare schemes to the unreachable, Modi touched on several key issues plaguing India

Narendra Modi at News18 Rising India Summit says govt took big decisions because of popular support

Narendra Modi spoke on a range of issues — including the government's focus on the eastern region on the country, major social welfare schemes and electrification.

Narendra Modi inaugurates investors' summit in Assam, says India is now most preferred investment destination

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government has undertaken many path-breaking economic reforms, making the country the most preferred investment destination.

Narendra Modi addresses Assam's Global Investors' Summit, says North East at heart of 'Act East' policy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the North East is at the heart of India's 'Act East olicy' for connecting to Southeast Asia and build trade and people-to-people ties with the Asean bloc.

Narendra Modi holds talks with Hun Sen: India, Cambodia agree to enhance maritime cooperation, combat terrorism

In keeping with New Delhi's Act East Policy which has Southeast Asia as its central focus, India and Cambodia agreed to enhance maritime cooperation while deciding to combat the menace of terrorism together.

On Republic Day, Narendra Modi pens editorial on 'shared values, common destiny'; published in 27 ASEAN newspapers

As the ASEAN leaders joined President Ram Nath Kovind and Modi at the Republic Day parade, making it an unprecedented event, 27 newspapers from the ASEAN countries published an editorial by prime minister Narendra Modi.