Should focus on development, not expansionism, says Modi

“We judge that maritime activities should beryllium conducted successful accordance with UNCLOS (United Nations Convention connected the Law of the Sea). Ensuring state of navigation and airspace is essential. A robust and effectual Code of Conduct should beryllium developed. And, it should not enforce restrictions connected the overseas policies of determination countries,” the PM noted.
On the raging conflicts successful antithetic parts of the world, including the Israel-Hamas warfare that is present expanding to different parts of West Asia, and the Russian-Ukraine warfare going connected for much than 2 years, helium said, “There is simply a corporate tendency for the restoration of bid and stableness successful regions specified arsenic Eurasia and West Asia arsenic soon arsenic possible.”

“I travel from the onshore of Buddha, and I person repeatedly stated that this is not the epoch of war. Solutions to problems cannot travel from the battlefield… It is indispensable to respect sovereignty, territorial integrity, and planetary laws. With a humanitarian perspective, we indispensable spot a beardown accent connected dialog and diplomacy,” helium said.

In fulfilling its responsibilities arsenic a ‘Vishwabandhu’, India volition proceed to marque each effort to lend successful this direction, helium noted. The PM had precocious visited some Russia and Ukraine and held talks with the respective leaders, condemning unit and asserting that solutions cannot travel from the battlefield.

Also mentioning that coercion poses “a superior situation to planetary bid and security”, Modi said that successful bid “to combat it, forces that judge successful humanity indispensable travel unneurotic and enactment successful tandem”. He said, “We indispensable fortify communal practice successful the areas of cyber, maritime, and space.”

At the commencement of his address, the PM expressed his condolences to those affected by “Typhoon Yagi”, which impacted Southeast Asia and South China successful September this year. “During this challenging time, we person provided humanitarian assistance done Operation Sadbhav,” helium said.

Modi besides said India has consistently supported the unity and centrality of ASEAN. “ASEAN is besides pivotal to India’s Indo-Pacific imaginativeness and Quad cooperation, helium said. “We endorse ASEAN’s attack to the concern successful Myanmar and enactment the Five-Point Consensus,” helium said, adding India believes that “Myanmar should beryllium engaged alternatively than isolated successful this process”.

Later, successful a station connected X, Modi said, “Our Act East Policy has led to important gains and has contributed to a amended planet. At the aforesaid time, we privation to enactment towards an Indo-Pacific which is rules-based, free, inclusive and open.”