Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that Culture, connectivity and commerce will shape India's relations with the ASEAN bloc. He was addressing a function along with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi to celebrate 50 years of ASEAN and 25 years of India-ASEAN Partnership.<br/><br/>Mr Prasad said, the importance New Delhi attaches to ASEAN is evident from the fact that leaders of all the ten ASEAN member nations will attend country's next Republic Day celebrations. <br/><br/>Addressing the gathering, Mr Rijiju said, the Home Ministry has started opening various channels on the borders to foster relations with neighbours, particularly in Eastern and North-Eastern Region. <br/><br/>He said, the Land Ports Authority of India has taken up the expansion of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Moreh in Manipur for expansion of trade with Myanmar, India's gateway to the ASEAN, and it will be inaugurated soon. The Minister said, the ICP in Agartala on Bangladesh border has started and few more ICPs besides land customs stations and border haats will be set up.