FOREIGN FRIENDS This photo from Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar's Twitter account shows him (center) standing with Southeast Asian foreign ministers posing for pictures before the start of their meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, June 16, 2022. S. JAISHANKAR’S TWITTER ACCOUNT PHOTO VIA AP
NEW DELHI: A special meeting between India and Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened on Thursday with co-chairmen India and Singapore calling for strengthening ties amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a heightened rivalry between the United States and China that threatens peace and stability in the region.