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