On Republic Day, PM Modi writes op-ed for 27 Asean newspapers

January 26, 2018 15:07

Citizens of 10 Asean countries awoke to read Prime Minister Narendra Modi's op-ed on the "historic milestone" that the visit of their heads of state to India is.

Th PM's op-ed was published in a total of 27 newspapers and in 10 languages.

In his piece, PM Modi talked about the India-Asean countries' partnership that will be of "great promise for their (nations') 1.9 billion people, (or) about one-fourth of humankind."

The PM tweeted a link to his piece published in Singapore's English daily The Straits Times, one of the 27 newspapers that carried the op-ed.

He talked of India's centuries-old ties with its eastern neighbours and said the future of these ties looks even more promising.

"Indians have always looked East to see the nurturing sunrise and the light of opportunities. Now, as before, the East, or the Indo-Pacific region, will be indispensable to India's future and our common destiny," wrote the PM.

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