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Who lead India at the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit (EAS)?
A)
Jagdeep Dhankhar
B)
Droupadi Murmu
C)
Narendra Modi
D)
J. P. Nadda

Correct Answer :   Jagdeep Dhankhar


Vice President "Jagdeep Dhankhar" will be visiting Cambodia from November 11-13 to participate in the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the 17th East Asia Summit(EAS).
 
He will attend the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in Phnom Penh on November 12, 2022. This year marks the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations and is being celebrated as the ASEAN-India Friendship Year.
 
Cambodia as the current Chair of ASEAN is hosting these Summits. Vice President will be accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
 
On November 13, 2022, Vice President will participate in the 17th East Asia Summit(EAS) which comprises the ten ASEAN member states (i.e. Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam) and its eight dialogue partners- India, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Russia.
 
The ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region. India and several other countries, including the U.S., China, Japan and Australia, are its dialogue partners.
 
India and the 10-nation grouping ASEAN have “strong convergence” on Indo-Pacific, combating the threat of terrorism and the developments in Ukraine and Myanmar..

Source : The Print

Published On : November 8, 2022
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