Скачать или смотреть ASEAN Summit Explained: India’s Strategy- US-China Rivalry Act East Policy UPSC Current Affairs 2025

In this video, we explain the significance of the ASEAN Summit 2025 and why this grouping is crucial for India’s foreign policy amid the growing US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region.

Know how ASEAN helps India strengthen its Act East Policy, improve trade connectivity through projects like the Kaladan Multi-Modal Project and India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway, and why PM Modi emphasized a revised India–ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

We’ll also discuss:
✅ The importance of ASEAN for India’s strategic interests
✅ How ASEAN balances US–China competition
✅ Lessons ASEAN’s success holds for SAARC and South Asia
✅ India’s economic and geopolitical approach in the Indo-Pacific

This topic is important for UPSC Prelims and Mains (GS Paper 2 – International Relations) and covers current affairs relevant for 2025 UPSC preparation.

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