Foreign secretary S Jaishankar is speaking at ASEAN regarding India's relationship with other member states of the forum. He claimed that the evolving India-China relationship has direct implication for ASEAN. He also said that India-China relations are multifaceted in today's era.
Updates Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar at ASEAN
# In their relationship India & China must not allow differences to become disputes
# One, at a time of global uncertainty, India China relations are factor of stability
# It is not only India and China that have stakes in each other, world and especially the ASEAN have vested interest in this matter
# Today India-China relations are really multifaceted. Last month when leadrs of 2 countries met, they reached consensus on 2 points
# India-China partnership acquired many dimensions & substance that reducing it to black & white argumentation cant be serious proposition
# We are all aware by now of the complexity inherent in rise of two major powers near simultaneously that too in close proximity
# In this changing landscape, few would dispute that evolving India-China relationship has a direct implication for ASEAN, globally
# India's bilateral relationships with ASEAN member states have grown in tandem with this broader regional engagement
# Determined effort being made to expand manufacturing, transform infrastructure and enhance the quality of human resources
# Today the change is underway in India deeper and broader
# China's dramatic rise has repercussions that are still being evaluated, perhaps by China itself
# United States is in the process of redefining its strategic posture and not just in South East Asia