The 17th India-ASEAN Summit was co-chaired by PM Narendra Modi along with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The summit focused on measures to recover from the economic turmoil triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and ways to further broad-base strategic ties. Recently on October 28, 2021, PM Narendra Modi co-chaired the 18th ASEAN-India Summit with sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei.