In a bid to strengthen alliances to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific, President Joe Biden is hosting Southeast Asian leaders in Washington during the US-ASEAN Special Summit. Activists are urging him to address human rights concerns in the region and democratic backsliding, including the 2021 coup in Myanmar.

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Myanmar`s National Unity Government, which includes ousted lawmakers, appreciates the support from Southeast Asian countries, but the body`s prime minister said he was concerned by "any misrepresentation of facts by the military`.

Myanmar National Unity Government PM urges ASEAN to engage with them

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Saturday welcomed the statement by members of the ASEAN countries that South China Sea disputes should be resolved in line with the international law and said China cannot be allowed to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire.

China cannot be allowed to treat South China Sea as its maritime empire, says Mike Pompeo

When the world was analysed in the categories of bipolar interaction, the presence of regional or sub-regional subsystems was subordinate to the logic of a global division into two worlds.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for nations to follow the international law of the seas in the Indo-Pacific region

Freedom of navigation key focus area for our maritime cooperation: PM tells ASEAN leaders

The leaders lauded India’s growth story as it was “one of fastest growing economies” and the Modi government has undertaken “amazing reforms”, said the official

ASEAN leaders want India to be more assertive in Indo-Pacific region

The ASEAN leaders, here to attend the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit, are the chief guests at the Republic Day parade which was termed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "historic and unprecedented".

India celebrates 69th Republic Day with all 10 ASEAN leaders as chief guests

The visiting ASEAN leaders, after attending an ASEAN summit here today, will be the chief guests at the Republic Day parade tomorrow

Ground-to-air security cover in Delhi ahead of Republic Day

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