Peace, security and stability of South China Sea in interest of entire Indo-Pacific: PM Modi at East Asia Summit | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the 19th East Asia Summit on Friday stressed the importance of the South China Sea’s stability for the entire Indo-Pacific region. PM Modi said, “A free, open, inclusive, prosperous, and rule-based Indo-Pacific is important for the peace and progress of the entire region. Peace, security, and stability of the South China Sea are in the interest of the entire Indo-Pacific region.”PM Modi reaffirmed India’s support for ASEAN Unity and Centrality, highlighting that ASEAN is central to India’s Indo-Pacific vision and Quad cooperation.”There are deep similarities between India’s ‘Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative’ and ‘ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific’,” he noted.Addressing the situation in Myanmar, he supported ASEAN’s approach and the Five-Point Consensus, stressing the importance of humanitarian assistance and the restoration of democracy. “Myanmar should be engaged, not isolated,” he said, adding that India would continue to…