PM Modi's 'Act East' Push In Indonesia To Counter China | Read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Jakarta, his first stop of his three-nation visit to maritime neighbours - Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The Indian community in the Indonesian capital welcomed the Prime Minister who tweeted, "I thank Indonesia's Indian community for the enthusiastic welcome..." The five-day visit is aimed at enhancing India's engagements - strategic and business - with all the three countries, which are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The Prime Minister expressed the hope that this visit will further boost India's Act East policy. Experts also see PM Modi's visit as a new shift in strategic ties with Indonesia, in the backdrop of China's rising influence in the Pacific region.