The minister confirmed that the second edition of ASEAN-India Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting will take place on October 31
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is leaving for Kuala Lumpur today to take part in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting - Plus (ADMM-Plus) being held in Malaysia on 1st November.
The Defence Minister would also address the forum on ‘Reflection on 15 years of ADMM-Plus and Chart the Way Forward’.
Earlier today, in a post on his X, the minister confirmed that the second edition of ASEAN-India Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting, under the chairmanship of Malaysia, will take place on October 31, on the sidelines of ADMM-Plus.
Defence Ministers from all ASEAN member countries will take part in the meeting, Rajnath Singh said, adding, “The meeting aims to further strengthen defence and security cooperation among ASEAN member states & India and advance the ‘Act East Policy’, the minister said.
“I look forward to holding discussions with the participating ADMM-Plus nations on greater cooperation in a wide range of areas, as well as the senior leadership from Malaysia,” he further said.
According to a press release by his ministry, during the two-day visit, Raksha Mantri is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the participating ADMM-Plus nations as well as the senior leadership from Malaysia.
ADMM is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the press release read.
ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste & Vietnam) and its eight Dialogue Partners (India, US, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia & New Zealand) to strengthen security and defence cooperation, it added.
It further stated that India became the dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1992, and the inaugural ADMM-Plus was convened in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 12, 2010. Since 2017, ADMM-Plus is held annually to bolster the defence cooperation among ASEAN and plus countries.
Under the construct of ADMM-Plus, India is the co-chair of the Experts Working Group on Counter Terrorism with Malaysia for the cycle 2024-2027. The second edition of ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise is also scheduled in 2026, it added.
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