This is MoS Ranjan Singh’s maiden visit to Indonesia

Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Sunday left for Jakarta on a two-day visit, during which he will also take a trip to ASEAN Secretariat.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, during his August 28-29 visit to Indonesia, MoS Ranjan Singh will have engagements to strengthen bilateral relations. He will also have an interaction with the Indian Diaspora.

During his visit, MoS Ranjan Singh will inaugurate the ASEAN-India Network of University (AINU) along with the Secretary General of ASEAN, Lim Jock Hoi, while commemorating the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations.

AINU was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in 2018, as a consortium of premier institutes from India and ASEAN that would build a core network of knowledge capital through partnerships among academic and research institutions in India and ASEAN member states.

AINU is being implemented by Nalanda University and ASEAN University Network from India and ASEAN, respectively, the Ministry said.

MoS Ranjan Singh will also hold discussion with ASEAN on strengthening ASEAN-India relations including enhancing educational and people-to-people connectivity, forging institutional linkages and taking forward ASEAN-India Partnership as both sides enter into the fourth decade of this partnership.