♤ India’s soft power is reflected in

o Buddhism, yoga,

o Revival of Nalanda University,

o Chairs of Indian studies in universities (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia)

o Indian cultural centres (Jakarta, Bali, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Suva, Lautoka), and

o joint restoration of monuments (Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos).

♤ India has been organizing a large number of programmes to boost People-to-People Interaction with ASEAN,

o such as inviting ASEAN students to India each year for the Students Exchange Programme,

o Special Training Course for ASEAN diplomats,

o Exchange of Parliamentarians, Participation of ASEAN students in the National

Children’s Science Congress, ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks,

o ASEAN-India Eminent Persons Lecture Series, etc.

o In 2017 As part of commomerative events India organised Youth centric Programs such as youth summit, artists camp and music band festival.