The formal meetings included the Asean-India post-ministerial conference, the East Asia Summit foreign ministers’ meeting, and the Asean Regional Forum. Instead, it links the concept with maritime security, connectivity, resilient supply chains and economic security. The designation of 2026 as the Asean-India Year of Maritime Cooperation reflects India’s effort to align its Indo-Pacific vision with the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. Pakistan, an Asean sectoral dialogue partner since 1992, participates only in the Asean Regional Forum (ARF). Instead, the emphasis was on contributing to practical regional cooperation capable of strengthening the Indo-Pacific as a whole.