India lays red carpet to host “Delhi Dialogue X” strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation
New Delhi, July 18: Setting the stage ready for yet another significant summit between India and ASEAN, New Delhi lays carpet for the 10th edition of Delhi Dialogue X. The summit will focus on to discuss politico-security, the economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and ASEAN.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will host the 10th edition of Delhi Dialogue X that is scheduled to take place on 19th and 20th July 2018. The theme of DD X is "Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation”. This is the first major event to be organized after the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit that was held in New Delhi in January 2018.
The summit will bring together foreign ministers, secretary generals, dignitaries from the ASEAN Member States. DD X has been organized in partnership with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). Political leadership, policy makers, senior officials, diplomats, business leaders, think-tanks and academicians from India and the ASEAN Member States will participate in the discussions. Chief Ministers from the North-Eastern states have also been invited to participate.
DD X will comprise of six plenary and four parallel sessions, with each session followed by open discussions. The sessions on the first day will discuss the Role of North East in Act East: Forging Connectivity with ASEAN; Strengthening Socio-Cultural Links; and India-ASEAN Partnership and Emerging Global Order.
The second day’s session will discuss: Maritime Cooperation: A New Framework for India-ASEAN Partnership; Development Cooperation; and ASEAN-India Trade, Investment and Technology. The four parallel sessions will discuss: Small and Medium Enterprises SMEs and Regional Development; e-Commerce and Digital Connectivity; Tourism Cooperation; and Building Smart Cities.