Welcoming India’s ‘Act East’ policy, the US on Friday said it is looking forward to welcome India more in the Asia Pacific region.
“We are well aware of the look East policy, but we warmly welcome to this new shift ‘Act East’ policy,” a senior administration official said ahead of the three-nation Asia-Pacific visit of US President Barack Obama to China, Myanmar and Australia. “We think that India’s conception of Indo-Pacific, the notion that India can be working with us on both trade liberalisation agenda in East Asia, but also a security agenda is very welcome,” the official said on condition of anonymity. Indian PM Narendra Modi will also travel to Myanmar and Australia to attend the multi-lateral summits later this month.