Emphasising the need for strong connectivity within ASEAN, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said there is a need to look at a more ‘functional visa regime’ in the 10-member grouping.
She also stressed on the importance of the ‘C’ of connectivity ‘to the five Ts’ that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pursuing ? Tradition, Talent, Tourism, Trade and Technology - for the growth of ASEAN. ‘As governments, we also need to look at a more functional visa regime between us, with long-term visas for businessmen and professionals and their families,’ she said in her address at the Third Roundtable on ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks here.
She also stressed on the importance of the ‘C’ of connectivity ‘to the five Ts’ that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pursuing ? Tradition, Talent, Tourism, Trade and Technology - for the growth of ASEAN. ‘As governments, we also need to look at a more functional visa regime between us, with long-term visas for businessmen and professionals and their families,’ she said in her address at the Third Roundtable on ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks here.