East Asia Summit ( EAS ) which is an ASEAN led dialogue forum comprises 18 countries , 10 core ASEAN nations along with Japan , China , South Korea , India , Australia , New Zealand , Russia and United States . Over the years EAS has become the most important multilateral body in the Asia pacific region for discussing security , trade and commerce , environment and others unlike APEC which is purely economic in nature . Modi participated in the ninth East Asia Summit in Nay Pyi Daw , Myanmar in November which was his second major multilateral even after BRICS in July . Describing the importance of the EAS in managing regional security , Modi mentioned " No other forum brings together such a large collective weight of global population , youth , economy and military strength . Nor is any other forum so critical for peace , stability and prosperity in Asia-Pacific and the world "
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