External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told the ASEAN Regional Forum that attacks on merchant shipping and civilian infrastructure are unacceptable, urging safe international waterways, stronger counter-terrorism efforts, maritime security cooperation, disaster resilience, and a legally binding South China Sea Code of Conduct
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila, reviewing India-China relations, border stability and regional issues. He stressed peace along the border, welcomed normalisation measures, and called for resolving trade, market access and supply chain concerns through diplomacy
