PM Modi attends 16th East Asia Summit

India's relationship with ASEAN is a key pillar of our foreign policy and the foundation of our Act East Policy. Comment. (150 words)

Approach:

• Introduced by describing the geography of the ASEAN region. Show important features on a map.
• Discuss the importance of ASEAN for India and its foreign policy
• Enumerate various channels of our engagement with the ASEAN
• Way forward and Conclusion