India, ASEAN will play a lead role in Post-COVID World Economic Recovery: Dr Jitendra Singh
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- Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Dr Jitendra Singh said that India and ASEAN will play a lead role in the Post-COVID World Economic Recovery.
- He said, the future belongs to them due to common traits of grit, courage and determination to scale newer heights.
- Dr. Singh said, due to close business and cultural ties between India and ASEAN, the region will take a lead in the economic recovery in the post-Corona era.
Source: AIR
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Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
- The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region is a Government of India ministry, established in September 2001, which functions as the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim
- Officeholder: Jitendra Singh (MOS independent charge)
- Founded: September 2001
- Jurisdiction: India
- Headquarters: Vigyan Bhavan Annexe, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110 011
- Annual budget: 3,000 crores INR (2018-19 est., US$420 million)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration among its members and other countries in Asia.
- Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
- Founded: 8 August 1967
- Members: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos