Malaysia: PM Modi likely to attend Asean-East Asia | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: While Malaysian authorities said PM Narendra Modi is likely to attend Asean-East Asia summit and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur later this week, an official confirmation by India is still awaited.US President Donald Trump said this week he’s going to travel to Malaysia for the meetings, raising the possibility of a meeting (formal or informal) with Modi if the latter chooses to travel.Malaysian foreign minister Mohamad Hasan was quoted as saying that Modi is likely to attend but Indian officials said a final confirmation about India’s participation is likely only on Wednesday. The summit meetings is scheduled for Oct 26-28. Modi has rarely in the past skipped Asean-East Asia summits but govt on this occasion also has to contend with the presence of Trump at a time of considerable strain in India-US ties.