**Executive Summary**
The 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Experts Working Group (EWG) on Counter Terrorism (CT) and Final Planning Conference for Table Top Exercise will be held in New Delhi from January 14 to 16, 2026. India and Malaysia will co-chair the 16th EWG on CT meeting. The meeting will review progress and plan activities under the three-year work plan from 2024-2027.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Meeting Overview:**
* The 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter Terrorism (CT) and Final Planning Conference for Table Top Exercise is scheduled for January 14-16, 2026 in New Delhi.
* India and Malaysia will co-chair the meeting.
* **Participants:**
* Delegations from 11 ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste).
* Delegations from 7 dialogue partners (Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Japan, China, USA, Russia).
* ASEAN Secretariat representatives will participate.
* **Purpose:**
* Review progress since the previous session.
* Deliberate on ongoing and planned activities under the three-year work plan to strengthen multilateral cooperation on Counter-Terrorism.
* **Table Top Exercise Planning:**
* The Final Planning Conference for the Table Top Exercise will be conducted on January 14.
* Malaysia will host the Table Top Exercise during the next edition of the EWG meeting in 2026.
* India will subsequently hold a Field Training Exercise in 2027.
* **ADMM-Plus Framework:**
* ADMM-Plus serves as a platform for practical cooperation among participating countries' defence establishments.
* Focuses on seven areas: maritime security, counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping operations, military medicine, humanitarian mine action, and cyber security.
* **Co-Chairs' Responsibilities:**
* Lay down objectives, policy guidelines, and directions for the EWG for the three-year cycle.
* Conduct regular EWG meetings (minimum two per year).
* Conduct exercises (TTX/FTX/STAFFEX/COMMEX etc.) for all member nations in the third year to test progress.
**Impact Analysis**
**ASEAN Member Nations:**
* **Impact:** Active participation in the EWG on Counter-Terrorism and involvement in planned exercises.
* **Action Required:** Attend the meeting, contribute to the planning process, and participate in the exercises.
**Dialogue Partner Nations:**
* **Impact:** Collaboration on counter-terrorism efforts within the ADMM-Plus framework.
* **Action Required:** Attend the meeting, contribute to the planning process, and participate in the exercises.
**India and Malaysia (Co-Chairs):**
* **Impact:** Leading the 16th EWG on Counter-Terrorism and steering discussions towards achieving the objectives of the three-year cycle.
* **Action Required:** Facilitate the meeting, set policy guidelines, and oversee the planning and execution of exercises.
**ASEAN Secretariat:**
* **Impact:** Support the ADMM-Plus framework by participating in the EWG and facilitating cooperation among member states and dialogue partners.
* **Action Required:** Attend the meeting and provide administrative and technical support.
Key Entities Referenced
ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Experts Working Group (EWG): A working group on counter-terrorism providing a platform for practical cooperation in areas like maritime security and counter-terrorism.
New Delhi: Location of the 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter Terrorism meeting and Final Planning Conference.
Ministry of Defence: The ministry under whose purview the meeting is organized.
Ministry of Defence
Meeting of 16th ADMM-Plus EWG on Counter
Terrorism & Final Planning Conference for Table
Top Exercise to be held in New Delhi
प्रव तथ: 13 JAN 2026 4:07PM by PIB Delhi
The meeting of 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Experts Working Group (EWG)
on Counter Terrorism (CT) and Final Planning Conference for Table Top Exercise is scheduled to be held
in New Delhi from January 14 to 16, 2026. India and Malaysia will co-chair the 16th EWG on CT
meeting. Delegations from 11 ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste) and 07 dialogue partners
(Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Japan, China, USA and Russia) along with ASEAN
Secretariat representatives will participate in the EWG on CT. This will be the third meeting for the
ongoing cycle from 2024-2027.
The meeting will provide an important platform to review progress since the previous session, deliberate
on the ongoing and planned activities under the three-year work plan to further strengthen India’s
multilateral cooperation on Counter-Terrorism with the ADMM-Plus framework.
The Final Planning Conference for Table Top Exercise will be conducted on 14 January. Malaysia will
host Table Top Exercise during the next edition of EWG meeting in 2026. India will subsequently hold
Field Training Exercise in 2027.
The ADMM-Plus serves as a platform for practical cooperation among the participating countries' defence
establishments. It currently focuses on seven areas of practical cooperation namely maritime security,
counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping operations, military medicine,
humanitarian mine action and cyber security. The EWGs have been established to facilitate cooperation in
these seven areas.
The task of the co-chairs is to lay down the objectives, policy guidelines and directions for the EWG for
the three-year cycle at the commencement of the chairmanship, conduct of regular EWG meetings
(minimum two in year) and an exercise of any (TTX/FTX/STAFFEX/COMMEX etc.) for all member
nations in the third year to test the progress made in practical cooperation during the three-year cycle.
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