As India and ASEAN complete twenty years of dialogue partnership and ten years of summit-level dialogue, two important events are taking place in New Delhi where prominent figures from India and ASEAN member countries look at the future growth of our relations with their considerably enhanced potential in the current Asian and global context.

The Government of India, in cooperation with the Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore and SAEA Research Group, Singapore, is organizing “Delhi-Dialogue III” from 3-4 March, 2011, on the theme ‘Beyond the First Twenty Years of India-ASEAN Engagement’. The participants include Ministers, senior officials, representatives of Think Tanks from the participating countries and other analysts. This conference is also being covered by Indian and ASEAN journalists; the latter would be separately visiting Mumbai, Bangalore and Agra as well as the leading business houses, Indian Space Research Organization, Indian Institute of Science and prominent political personalities etc.

The Government of India has extended hospitality to the following distinguished guests and participants and journalists from the Philippines:

Hon’ble Mr. Rodolfo Severino,
former Secretary General, ASEAN

Mr. Samuel B. Bagasin,
Under Secretary for Civil Veterans & Reserve affairs,
Department of National Defence,

Mr. Luis De La Vega, Editor in Chief
Philippine Daily Inquirer Newspaper

Mr. Dante ‘Klink’ Ang, President & Executive Editor
The Manila Times Newspaper

Ms. Ana Marie Pamintuan, Executive Editor
The Philippine Star

Prof. Aileen S.P. Baviera,
Professor, International Relations,
Asian Center, University of the Philippines

Mr. VIRGILIO DC.GALVEZ
Deputy Director-General
Philippine Information Agency

Mr. ANSELMO A. BAYSA
Acting Chief, Public Affairs Division
Philippine Broadcasting System
Bureau of Broadcast Division

Ms. MARY JUNE CONTI
Writer/Host
Program Production Services
National Broadcasting Network

This conference will be webcast live at the web link http://www.delhidialogue.com/webscast.htm. The programme available on the Conference website indicates the time when the distinguished Philippines participants would address the conference. India is 2 hrs and 30 minutes behind the Philippines.

The Indian authorities have also organized “India-ASEAN Business Meet” from 2-6 March, 2011, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry (FICCI). Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry, Hon’ble Gregory Domingo, is leading a high level official and business delegation for this Meet. Apart from meeting the Indian leadership, at the highest level, he will be interacting with prominent business personalities in New Delhi and Bangalore to explore possibilities for further strengthening our rapidly growing economic cooperation.

Details of the India-ASEAN Business meet are available at the following links:

http://india-aseanbusinessfair.com/brochure.pdf

http://india-aseanbusinessfair.com/htm/exhibition-details.htm