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11/02/23 08:30 AM IST

India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2023

In News
  • The 3rd ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN) meeting with India was held recently on a virtual platform.
ASEAN 2022
  • In 2022, ASEAN India Friendship Year was celebrated, commemorating 30th anniversary of establishment of dialogue relations with ASEAN which culminated into ASEAN and India elevating Strategic Partnership to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).
  • Under the theme: “Synergy Towards a Sustainable Digital Future”.
  • The meeting had fruitful and productive discussions on strengthening India ASEAN relations in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
About ASEAN
  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an important regional organization in the Asia-pacific region. Read here to know more about the organization.
  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
  • Brunei Darussalam then joined on 7 January 1984, VietNam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.
  • The motto of ASEAN is “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.
  • ASEAN Secretariat is situated in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Source- PIB

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