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In sharpest rebuke, ASEAN downgrades Myanmar's presence in upcoming summit
The ASEAN will invite a non-political representative instead of Myanmar's military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the grouping's chair Brunei said.

ASEAN Summit: United States pitches for free and open Indo-Pacific, says NSA Robert O'Brien
The virtual ASEAN summit, which kicked off on Thursday, is taking place amid China's aggressive behaviour in the disputed South China Sea

US biggest ‘driver of militarisation’ in South China Sea, says Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi
US-China rivalry is likely to dominate discussion at the ASEAN summit, which comes days after Beijing launched ballistic missiles in the flashpoint waters

US postpones southeast Asian leaders' March meeting due to coronavirus spread, say reports
The United States has postponed a meeting of leaders of southeast Asian nations that was set for Las Vegas in mid-March due to the spread of the coronavirus, a senior Trump administration official said Friday

Narendra Modi in Bangkok: PM holds bilateral meetings with Australian, Vietnamese counterparts on sidelines of ASEAN summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held separate bilateral meetings with his Australian and Vietnamese counterparts during which key bilateral and regional issues were discussed, officials said.

India will not join Asian trade deal RCEP: Narendra Modi says agreement doesn't reflect original intent, can't compromise on core interests
India has decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement as its key concerns have not been addressed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attending the ASEAN summit in Bangkok, stood firm on India’s concerns in the trade deal not being addressed and decided there cannot be any compromise on core interests

Narendra Modi meets Shinzo Abe on sidelines of 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok for delegation-level meeting
Along with PM, EAM S Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal and other dignitaries attended the meeting

Narendra Modi, Indonesian president Joko Widodo meet on sidelines of ASEAN summit, resolve to work closely against terrorism, extremism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during which the two leaders resolved to work closely to deal with the threats of terrorism and extremism

Narendra Modi pitches for enhanced connectivity between member countries at ASEAN summit in Thailand, welcomes review of Free Trade Agreement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presented a brief blue-print for further expansion of India's multi-sectoral engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, one of the most influential groupings for trade and investment globally

In Bangkok, Narendra Modi says India among ‘most attractive economies’, hails FDI, tax reforms; PM to meet Thailand's Prayut Chan-o-cha today
India has stopped working in a routine, bureaucratic manner as it is undergoing 'transformative changes', Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a group of influential business leaders on Sunday, hard-selling the country as one of the most attractive investment destinations globally

Narendra Modi to attend ASEAN Summit in Bangkok today; meeting with counterparts from Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar on the cards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bangkok on Sunday, after arriving in the Thai capital on Saturday for a three-day visit

Mutually beneficial RCEP trade deal in India's interest, have put forward 'reasonable proposals', Narendra Modi tells Bangkok newspaper
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is 'clear' that a mutually beneficial RCEP, in which all sides gain reasonably, is in interests of the country and of all nations involved in the negotiation

Narendra Modi embarks on three-day Thailand visit for ASEAN Summit, other multilateral events; says will ensure India's interests protected in RCEP
The prime minister said he will be reviewing with ASEAN partners, India cooperative activities, and examining plans for strengthening ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms, enhancing connectivity (sea, land, air, digital and people-to-people), deepening economic partnerships, and expanding maritime cooperation.

Bangkok bombings: Four wounded by blasts in Thai capital as leaders meet for high-level summit; security tightened, says PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha
Several small bombs exploded across Bangkok on Friday, rattling the Thai capital as it hosted a regional summit attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and leaving four people wounded but not disrupting the diplomatic event.

Despite blooming bromance between US and India, dissonance over tackling the China threat is glaringly evident
There is an almost deliberate attempt on India’s part to play down the security angle of the quadrilateral meeting and place it within the larger context of ASEAN primacy. The subtext is clear: any third nation (read China) need not feel threatened.

Narendra Modi-Mike Pence meeting in Singapore ticked all the right boxes, but will Donald Trump play spoiler?
Narendra Modi would like to know how much money Trump actually puts on the table for infrastructure development in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in the Maldives and Sri Lanka where Chinese 'debt-trap' diplomacy has been pushing these countries in Beijing's coercive arms.

Donald Trump to skip ASEAN Summit in Singapore in November; will travel to France, Argentina instead, says White House
Trump will participate in a 11 November event in Paris commemorating the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, and would then travel to Buenos Aires to attend the G20 Summit

Foreign ministry officials of India, US, Japan, Australia reiterate call for free, prosperous Indo-Pacific
The quad comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia met in Singapore and reiterated their call for a free and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

India to host 10 ASEAN leaders on Republic Day: Unprecedented event comes as relations complete 25 years
In this year's Republic Day, 10 heads of States and government from the ASEAN member-states will share the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.

Bomb plot at Manila shopping mall was foiled ahead of ASEAN summit: Philippine Police
An Islamist plot to bomb a Manila shopping mall as Donald Trump and other world leaders arrived in the city for a summit has been foiled, Philippine police said