He praised Modi for bringing the country's people "together as one...very, very successfully". The East Asia Summit is the premier forum led by the leaders in the Indo-Pacific region. The institute has developed better quality rice seed and helped the global community, including Indian scientists, in addressing food security. Like India, Philippines is a services powerhouse. “The present governments in both India and the Philippines are focused on good governance, inclusive growth, development of infrastructure and cooperative federalism.

Source: Economic Times November 10, 2017 11:29 UTC