On Republic Day, PM Modi pens op-ed for 27 ASEAN newspapers in 10 languages
As the ASEAN leaders joined Modi to mark 25 years of India-ASEAN relations, the prime minister wrote an editorial which was published on Friday in 27 ASEAN newspapers in 10 languages.
The PM tweeted a link to his piece published in Singapore's English daily The Straits Times, one of the 27 newspapers that carried the op-ed.
The article reflected on the "shared values" and "common destiny" of India and ASEAN nations.
‘Shared values, common destiny’…my Op-Ed on India’s friendship with @ASEAN. This Op-Ed has been published in all ASEAN nations. https://t.co/tCgsUV8ye1
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 26, 2018
In the editorial, PM Modi talked about the India-Asean countries' partnership that will be of "great promise for their (nations') 1.9 billion people, (or) about one-fourth of humankind."
27 newspapers in 10 languages in 10 ASEAN countries! Op-Ed by PM @narendramodi on the historic occasion of 69th Republic Day & Asean-India Commemorative Summit. Exceptional gesture of friendship nurtured by shared culture & civilizational linkages! List at https://t.co/gzhB5n1lIf pic.twitter.com/A4rpI0caZS
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) January 26, 2018
The leaders of these 10 nations-President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam, Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia, General Prayuth Chan-o-cha of Thailand, Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, the Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos and Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia-were at Rajpath today, witnessing the Republic Day parade.
Focusing on India's 'Act East' policy, he said, "For India, most of our major partners and markets - from ASEAN to East Asia to North America - lie to the East."
As India looks for a more influential role in the Indo-Pacific region, the prime minister said, "Now, as before, the East, or the Indo-Pacific region, will be indispensable to India's future and our common destiny."
He said a future of hope for India as well as ASEAN countries needed "the solid bedrock of peace" in an age of change, disruptions and shifts that comes only rarely in history.
On
Thursday,
one
individual
from
each
of
the
10
ASEAN
nations
was
named
for
the
Padma
Award.
The
ASEAN
region
along
with
India
has
a
combined
population
of
1.85
billion
people,
which
is
one
fourth
of
the
global
population,
and
their
combined
GDP
has
been
estimated
at
over
$3.8
trillion.
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