He said India needs huge amounts of energy for development but will do whatever it can to deal with the problem of climate change as it sees the world as one family.
"In the flux and transition of our times, the most critical need in this region is to uphold and strengthen the rules and norms that must define our collective behaviour," he said.
Police resorted to firing late Saturday night after they were attacked with petrol bombs and bricks when they tried to evict cadres of United Democratic Madhesi Front from blocking the East-West Highway of Saptari district.
Modi is expected to address more than 18,000 people at the event, during which students from local schools will stage a series of cultural performances.
A 19-year-old Indian was killed as Nepal police opened fire on people demonstrating against the new Constitution near the Indo-Nepal border, hours after security forces baton-charged Madhesi protesters and evicted them from a key bridge in the area in a pre-dawn swoop.
The Singapore Minister applauded Prime Minister Modi's effort to make India the manufacturing hub of the world.
India and China are associate partner countries of IEA.
The six satellites will be launched on PSLV-C29 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh on December 16, 2015.
The Shiv Sena on Monday refused to call off the protest against the book launch of former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri in Mumbai.
K P Sharma Oli was elected as the next prime minister of Nepal on Sunday defeating incumbent Sushil Koirala in a contest which became necessary after parties failed to forge a consensus amid violent protests over the country's new Constitution.
India has adopted a bilateral strategies with its immediate neighbouring countries for mutual benefits
The combined 10 Asian currencies have appreciated by 6.6%.
Navdeep Singh Jaryal died when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sabah in Malaysia.
Singapore has allowed the sale of Maggi noodles manufactured in India.
The United States Marine Corps helicopter that crashed in Nepal while carrying out earthquake relief last month killed 13 people, including a woman, and not eight, the Nepalese army said on Friday.
Singapore says it will suspend importing noodles from India after the MSG controversy came up last week.
PSU banks must be privatised, say experts.
Two tremors struck Nepal on Monday, keeping people on edge as the country struggled to rehabilitate millions.
At least 79 foreigners, including 49 Indians have been killed in the devastating earthquakes, according to a statement by the Nepal police.
Any return to 9-10%(economic) growth is some years away.
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