Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (October 26, 2025) highlighted that the 21st century is the century of India and ASEAN nations, and reaffirmed that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a major pillar of India’s Act East Policy.
“The 21st century is our century, the century of India and ASEAN,” PM Modi said in his virtual address to the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, stressing the deep-rooted historical, cultural, and civilisational bonds.








