Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will attend the 8th India-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia summit in Hanoi today. India and ASEAN are now engaged in negotiations on trade in services and investment and expect to complete it soon.The agreement in goods came into effect from January 1 this year. AIR correspondent reports that the India- ASEAN Plan of Action for the next five years is proposed to be adopted during the Summit. The East Asia Summit will also be held today. The United States and Russia have been invited for the first time in the summit, which includes ten ASEAN nations and another group of six countries, including Japan, China, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia apart from India. The leaders will also exchange views on regional and international issues and on the future cooperation in East Asian region. The Summit will adopt the ‘Hanoi Declaration. The Prime Minister will also have meetings with his Singapore and Australian counterparts today and call on the President of Vietnam.AIR correspondent says India has already got what it has been aspiring for, a footprint in East Asia.
News On AIR | October 30, 2010 8:37 AM
PM in Hanoi: Footprint in East Asia is the agenda