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2.5. Connectivity
ASEAN-India connectivity is a priority for India as also the ASEAN countries.
♤ A possible extension to India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway to Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam is also under consideration.
♤ In 2015 PM announced a Line of Credit of US$ 1 billion to promote projects that support physical and digital connectivity between India and ASEAN and
o Tri services command in Andaman and NIcobar
♤ These island chains are claimed by a number of countries in the region including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
Map 5.5 South China Sea
♤ China viewed the principal subject matters in dispute as political and beyond the jurisdiction and competence of the Tribunal.
♤ In 2016 a final Award ruled that many of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea were contrary to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and had thereby violated Philippine sovereign rights and freedoms.
♤ More the 55 % of India’s trade passes through the region.
♤ By taking a principled stand on the territorial disputes, India must contribute to the restoration of strategic equilibrium in the Indo-Pacific.
2.6.3. Need for Further Action:
♤ India needs to expand the vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region)
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