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India to host G-20 Summit in 2023

November 24, 2020
G20
  • India will host the Summit of the G20 Group in 2023. India was earlier slated to host the summit in 2022.
  • India and Indonesia have interchanged their respective hosting year of G20 as Indonesia would also host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023.

India extends USD 1 Million Aid For COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund

November 15, 2020
PM Modi
  • India has extended its financial aiding of USD 1 million to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund.
  • This was declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 17th ASEAN-India Summit, which was conducted virtually.

27th ASEAN regional forum held

September 13, 2020
27th ASEAN regional forum
  • The 27th ASEAN regional forum held recently and the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan represented India. He stated that India will co-chair ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshops on port security and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

8th East Asia Summit was held virtually on 28 August 2020

August 31, 2020
8th East Asia Summit
  • The 8th East Asia Summit (Economic Ministers’ Meeting) was held virtually on 28 August 2020 which was attended by the Economic ministers from the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members and eight other nations.
  • The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal represented India in the Summit.
  • Objective: to strengthen the regional supply chains, become resilient during this challenging time of Covid-19 pandemic.

Piyush Goyal attends virtual ASEAN-India Business Council meet

August 28, 2020
Piyush Goyal
  • The Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on August 27, 2020, attended the virtual meeting of ASEAN-India Business Council Meet. India extends a hand of friendship to ASEAN countries through businesses for driving mutual success.

6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) held

August 23, 2020
ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks
  • A two day, 6th Round Table of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks (AINTT) held virtually. It was organized by The Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Foreign Ministry of Thailand.
  • Theme: ‘ASEAN-India: Strengthening Partnership in the Post COVID Era’

The 36th ASEAN Summit to be hosted by Vietnam

June 23, 2020
36th ASEAN Summit to be hosted by Vietnam
  • On June 26, 2020, the 36th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit was carried out by video conference on the theme “Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN”. The summit was led by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Vietnam is ASEAN’s chair in 2020.