Republic day gathering: ASEAN seeks a more assertive India

The Financial Express, Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: January 27, 2018

Lauding India’s “positive role” in the Indo-Pacific amid China’s growing assertiveness, all ASEAN leaders on Friday expressed a desire for it to play a more assertive role to ensure “peace, stability and prosperity” in the region. This was disclosed by a senior Indian official who was part of bilateral talks between the visiting leaders and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the last two days.

The leaders lauded India’s growth story as it was “one of fastest growing economies” and the Modi government has undertaken “amazing reforms”, said the official.

Asked if ASEAN leaders favoured a more assertive role for India in the Indo-Pacific region, MEA’s secretary (east) Preeti Saran replied, “Yes.” Whether the leaders sought greater role from India in the wake of China’s growing expansionism in the Indo-Pacific, Saran said the India-ASEAN relationship stands on its own. “All the leaders conveyed their desire for a greater participation of India,” she said.

The leaders on Thursday agreed to set up a mechanism on maritime cooperation to counter “traditional” and “non-traditional” challenges they face.

This idea evolved during a two-hour informal discussion on “maritime cooperation and security” hosted by Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan.


On the challenge of terrorism, Saran said: “They (the ASEAN leaders) recognised the need for the menace to be fought collectively.”

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