The Prime Minister will attend the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit process in the Philippines.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Philippines from November 16 to 18 to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Manila, according to the Times of India.
The visit includes attending the 23rd ASEAN-India Summit and the 21st meeting of the ASEAN-led East Asia Summit process.
MEA spokesperson Rudrendra Tandon said the engagement with the ASEAN regional platform is a key building block of India's Act East Policy.
Tandon added that the Prime Minister's programme in Manila will include a dinner hosted by President Marcos for visiting dignitaries.
The Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with other leaders during the visit.
India is a strategic partner of the 11-member regional grouping, which consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
