India for talks to boost connectivity with Thailand, Myanmar
28 Aug 2014 4:35 AM IST
India on Tuesday said it has proposed three-way talks with Myanmar and Thailand on negotiations over a Transit Transport Agreement for the Trilateral Highway to boost connectivity and trade with the strategic region.
Addressing representatives of Think Tanks from ASEAN countries and the ASEAN-India Centre, Anil Wadhwa, secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, said the relationship with the ASEAN countries continues to be the foundation of India’s Look East Policy.
‘We see it as a strategic partnership with implications for the ASEAN India region, its integrated economic space and its 1.8 billion people. We also agree with our ASEAN friends on its relevance as an anchor of peace and stability in East Asia and the contribution that we can bring collectively to issues on the global agenda,’ he said.
He recalled External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s statement on Monday that connectivity in all its dimensions is receiving the highest priority on the ASEAN India agenda. Progress in intra-ASEAN connectivity will also assist the objective of enhancing connectivity between ASEAN and India.
Addressing representatives of Think Tanks from ASEAN countries and the ASEAN-India Centre, Anil Wadhwa, secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, said the relationship with the ASEAN countries continues to be the foundation of India’s Look East Policy.
‘We see it as a strategic partnership with implications for the ASEAN India region, its integrated economic space and its 1.8 billion people. We also agree with our ASEAN friends on its relevance as an anchor of peace and stability in East Asia and the contribution that we can bring collectively to issues on the global agenda,’ he said.
He recalled External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s statement on Monday that connectivity in all its dimensions is receiving the highest priority on the ASEAN India agenda. Progress in intra-ASEAN connectivity will also assist the objective of enhancing connectivity between ASEAN and India.
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