 Key Highlights from PM Modi's Address at the 19th East Asia Summit

PM Modi at the East Asia Summit highlighted global terrorism, the need for Indo-Pacific stability, and urged diplomacy over war, while expressing condolences for Typhoon Yagi victims.

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