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India-Japan Act East Forum (AEF)

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    10Pointer
  • Categories
    World Affairs
  • Published
    17th Mar, 2022

Context

India and Japan held the sixth joint meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum (AEF) in New Delhi. 

What is Act East Forum?

  • Under India’s “Act East Policy” and Japan’s vision for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” the Act East Forum provides a platform for India and Japan to collaborate in the North-Eastern region.
  • An agreement to establish the forum was signed in 2017.
  • Objective: To identify specific projects for the economic modernization of India’s North-East region, such as connectivity, developmental infrastructure, industrial linkages, and people-to-people contacts through tourism, culture, and sports-related activities.

Act East Policy:

  • The policy was launched in November 2014 at the East Asia Summit in Myanmar.
  • The policy was launched with a focus on economic and security integration and mainly focuses on areas like South East Asia and East Asia.
  • This policy is said to be the modification of the Look East Policy.

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