<span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today emphasised on furthering the ASEAN-India strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific region at the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok. <br />''<br />''India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region.<br />''<br />''After the meeting in the Thai capital, Mr Jaishankar said, he had substantive discussions on furthering ASEAN-India strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific with a special emphasis on sustainability, connectivity and maritime cooperation during the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers meeting in Bangkok. <br />''<br />''The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping of 10 Southeast Asian countries.</span>