Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Laos from October 10-11, where he is set to attend the 21st Asean-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit, being hosted by Laos, which is the current Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

The East Asia Summit, a premier leaders-led forum that contributes to building an environment of strategic trust in the region, provides an opportunity for leaders of EAS Participating Countries, including India, to exchange views on issues of regional importance.

• Prime Minister Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings on the margins of the two Summits.
• The visit comes at a time when India is marking a decade of the Act East Policy this year.
• PM Modi's visit to Vientiane comes at the invitation of counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

The Asean-India Summit will review the progress of India-Asean relations through Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and chart the future direction of cooperation.