New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- The 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit is underway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and it offers India a chance to undertake discussion on the review of the free trade pact with the bloc, which hasn't worked in the country's favour so far.

The Asean summit includes a wide array of high-level meetings, with Asean Plus One summits that will include key dialogue with partners like the US, China, and India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the summit virtually, while external affairs minister S. Jaishankar will represent India in person.

Against the backdrop of the US' rapidly changing trade policies and demand for concessions in the ongoing trade deal, it has become necessary for India to di...