New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the twelfth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Assembly – Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 01, 2025 (Saturday), the Ministry of Defence stated on Wednesday.
On the sidelines, the second version of ASEAN-India Defence Ministers’ Casual Assembly, underneath the chairmanship of Malaysia, can be held on October 31, whereby Defence Ministers from all ASEAN member international locations will participate. The assembly goals to additional strengthen defence and safety cooperation amongst ASEAN member states & India and advance the ‘Act East Coverage’.
Throughout the two-day go to, the defence minister can be anticipated to carry bilateral conferences along with his counterparts from the collaborating ADMM-Plus nations in addition to the senior management from Malaysia.
ADMM is the very best defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN (Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations). ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam) and its eight Dialogue Companions (India, US, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand) to strengthen safety and defence cooperation.
India grew to become the dialogue accomplice of ASEAN in 1992 and the inaugural ADMM-Plus was convened in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 12, 2010. Since 2017, ADMM-Plus is held yearly to bolster the defence cooperation amongst ASEAN and plus international locations, the assertion stated.
Below the assemble of ADMM-Plus, India is the co-chair of Specialists Working Group on Counter Terrorism with Malaysia for the cycle 2024-2027. The second version of ASEAN-India Maritime Train can be scheduled in 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally addressed the ASEAN-India summit nearly, reaffirming collaboration in counter-terrorism, early evaluate of the ASEAN-India FTA, maritime safety, amongst others.
The Prime Minister and ASEAN leaders collectively reviewed progress in ASEAN-India relations and mentioned initiatives to strengthen the Complete Strategic Partnership. This was the Prime Minister’s twelfth participation within the India-ASEAN Summit.
In assist of the Malaysian Chair’s theme of ‘Inclusivity and Sustainability’, PM Modi introduced prolonged assist for the implementation of the ASEAN-India Plan of Motion to implement the ASEAN-India Complete Strategic Partnership (2026-2030) and the adoption of the ASEAN-India Joint Leaders’ Assertion on Sustainable Tourism to strengthen tourism cooperation, as we rejoice the ASEAN-India Yr of Tourism.
Earlier on October 27, whereas was on a go to to Kuala Lumpur, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaffirmed India’s full dedication to make sure a peaceable, progressive and affluent future for the area and furthering maritime cooperation.
Jaishankar, in his tackle on the East Asian Summit on Monday, stated that ‘India values EAS’ contribution to peace, progress and prosperity’ and seemed ahead to the optimistic outcomes of the Summit. (ANI)
