{"id":348916,"date":"2025-10-30T15:56:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348916"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:26:44","slug":"asean-defence-ministers-meeting-plus-admm-plus-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/asean-defence-ministers-meeting-plus-admm-plus-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting &#8211; Plus (ADMM-Plus) 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>News:<\/strong> The 12th ADMM-Plus will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 1, 2025. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will represent India at the meeting.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">About ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting &#8211; Plus (ADMM-Plus) 2025<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348933\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-348933\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-ASEAN.jpg?resize=340%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-ASEAN.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-ASEAN.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-ASEAN.jpg?w=946&amp;ssl=1 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ASEAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Held at:<\/strong> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism<\/strong> within ASEAN.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>first ADMM-Plus<\/strong> was held on <strong>October 12, 2010<\/strong> in <strong>Hanoi, Vietnam.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Since <strong>2017<\/strong>, ADMM-Plus has been held <strong>annually<\/strong> to reinforce defence cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>India\u2019s Role in ADMM-Plus: <\/strong>India is the <strong>co-chair<\/strong> (with <strong>Malaysia<\/strong>) of the <strong>Experts Working Group on Counter Terrorism<\/strong> for the <strong>2024\u20132027 cycle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Importance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The meeting underscores India\u2019s commitment to <strong>regional security<\/strong>, <strong>counter-terrorism cooperation<\/strong>, <strong>maritime stability<\/strong>, and the <strong>Indo-Pacific vision<\/strong> aligned with ASEAN centrality.<\/li>\n<li>It also reflects India\u2019s proactive engagement in multilateral defence diplomacy and regional peacebuilding under the <strong>\u2018Act East Policy\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About ADMM-Plus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The <strong>ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus)<\/strong> serves as a key platform to promote <strong>peace, stability, and sustainable development<\/strong> across the region.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Established<\/strong>: 12 October <strong>2010<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ADMM-Plus<\/strong> includes ASEAN\u2019s <strong>10 member states<\/strong> (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam) plus <strong>8 dialogue partners<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>India, USA, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Chairmanship:<\/strong> Rotates every year and is chaired by the host of ASEAN Summit<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Objectives: <\/strong>The ADMM-Plus seeks to:\n<ul>\n<li>Build ASEAN\u2019s capacity to address shared security challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Promote mutual trust and transparency among defence establishments.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance regional peace and stability through defence cooperation.<\/li>\n<li>Support the ASEAN Security Community\u2019s vision of peace, stability, and prosperity.<\/li>\n<li>Advance the Vientiane Action Programme for a secure and outward-looking ASEAN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Focus areas:<\/strong> It currently focuses on <strong>seven areas of practical cooperation<\/strong> \u2013 Counter-Terrorism, Maritime Security, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management, Peacekeeping Operations, Military Medicine, Humanitarian Mine Action and Cyber Security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The 12th ADMM-Plus will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 1, 2025. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will represent India at the meeting. About ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting &#8211; Plus (ADMM-Plus) 2025 Held at: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia\u00a0 It is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism within ASEAN. 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