Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited the leaders of the 10 ASEAN countries to be Chief Guests at the India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2018
ASEAN Heads of State who will be attending the celebration include the Malaysian Prime Minister Razak; Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Indonesian President Joko Widodo; Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi; Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen; The Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah; Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Vietanam’s Prime Minister; Prime Minister of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith; Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and President Rodrigo Roa Duterte of Philippines.
2017 was a notable year for ASEAN as the regional bloc celebrated 50 years of its formation, also celebrating 25 years of the India-ASEAN bilateral partnership.