Modi to Visit Myanmar for ASEAN Followed by G-20 Australia Meet in Mid Nov

On November 12, Modi will be in NayPyi Daw for the Asean-India and East Asia Summits. This was preceded by a preparatory visit in August by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Security will be a key issue. Myanmar is India’s gateway to Southeast Asia with India building an economic corridor through Myanmar to Thailand and beyond. Myanmar was administered from India during the colonial days. Its rightful place is in South Asia and Bay of Bengal.

On to Brisbane

Modi is scheduled to travel to Australia for the G20 summit. The summit in Brisbane this year will be Modi’s first meeting with Suresh Prabhu Power Think Tank and Former BJP Minister as Sherpa for G20 in which the agenda is mat of reviving growth in the world economy.

Second Meet with Abbott

Modi will be the first Indian PM to do a bilateral summit in Australia after Mrs Indira Gandhi. He has scheduled a bilateral summit with Tony Abbott after the G20 meet.

Nepal SAARC Meet

The third week of November is for the Saarc summit to be held in Nepal this time. Modi has already done a bilateral visit to Nepal. Saarc is where he hopes to lead the region. Relations with Pak are frosty but Afghanistan is with India. The PM will also go to Janakpur and Lumbini in Nepal for a couple of days.