21st ASEAN-India Summit in Vientiane: PM Modi announces 10-point plan, 2025 as ASEAN-India Year of Tourism
On 10 October 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR, PM Narendra Modi attended the 21st ASEAN-India Summit, his 11th, and announced a 10-point plan including 2025 as ASEAN-India Year of Tourism.
Summary
On 10 October 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 21st ASEAN-India Summit, his 11th participation, marking a decade of India's Act East Policy. He noted that India-ASEAN trade had doubled in ten years to over USD 130 billion. In line with the Chair's theme 'Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience', he announced a 10-point plan, including 2025 as ASEAN-India Year of Tourism (USD 5 million from India), doubling scholarships at Nalanda University, a review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement by 2025, USD 5 million for disaster resilience, a Health Ministers' track, an ASEAN-India Cyber Policy Dialogue, and a workshop on green hydrogen. Leaders agreed on a new ASEAN-India Plan of Action (2026-2030) and adopted two Joint Statements, on the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and on advancing digital transformation. The PM thanked Singapore as outgoing Country Coordinator and welcomed the Philippines as the new one.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 10 Oct 2024, Vientiane, Lao PDR
- Summit
- 21st ASEAN-India; PM's 11th
- Chair's theme
- Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience
- India-ASEAN trade
- Doubled in 10 years to over USD 130 billion
- Year of Tourism
- 2025; India to give USD 5 million
- New Plan of Action
- 2026-2030
- Country Coordinator
- Philippines (after Singapore)
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Which year did PM Modi announce as the ASEAN-India Year of Tourism at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit on 10 October 2024?
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Correct answer: C — 2025
PIB (10 Oct 2024): the 10-point plan includes celebrating the year 2025 as ASEAN-India Year of Tourism, with India making available USD 5 million.
What was the Chair's theme in line with which PM Modi announced his 10-point plan at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit?
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Correct answer: A — Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience
PIB (10 Oct 2024): in keeping with the Chair's theme of 'Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience', the PM announced a 10-point plan.
Which country became the new Country Coordinator for ASEAN-India relations, as noted at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit?
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Correct answer: D — Philippines
PIB (10 Oct 2024): the PM thanked Singapore for its role as Country Coordinator over the last three years and looked forward to working with the Philippines, the new Country Coordinator.
At the 21st ASEAN-India Summit, leaders agreed to create a new ASEAN-India Plan of Action for which period?
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Correct answer: B — 2026-2030
PIB (10 Oct 2024): leaders agreed to create a new ASEAN-India Plan of Action (2026-2030).
Consider the following statements about the 21st ASEAN-India Summit (10 October 2024): 1. It was PM Modi's 11th participation in the Summit. 2. The PM noted that India-ASEAN trade had doubled in the last ten years to over USD 130 billion. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. PIB (10 Oct 2024): this was the PM's 11th participation in the Summit, and in the last ten years India-ASEAN trade had doubled to over USD 130 billion.