India at ASEAN Regional Forum and East Asia Summit meetings in Philippines

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represents India at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the East Asia Summit meetings in the Philippines. The participation highlights India’s engagement in ASEAN-led political-security dialogue platforms.

ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF):

Dimension	Key Details
Establishment timeline	Agreed at the 26th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (1993), and the inaugural meeting is held in Bangkok on 25 July 1994.
Objectives	Promotes political-security dialogue, confidence-building, and preventive diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific.
Guiding principles	Follows consensus-based decision-making, non-interference, multilateral and bilateral dialogue, and incremental progress.
Membership	Comprises 27 participants: all ASEAN members, plus partners including India, China, the US, Russia, and the EU.
Chairmanship	Provides for chairmanship by the ASEAN Chair.
Current trigger	S. Jaishankar represents India at the ARF meeting in the Philippines.