On November 1, 2025, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will attend the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting - Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He will address the forum on ‘Reflection on 15 years of ADMM-Plus and Charting the Way Forward'.
On October 31, the second edition of the ASEAN-India Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Malaysia. The meeting aims to strengthen defence and security cooperation among ASEAN member states and India to advance the ‘Act East Policy'.
Raksha Mantri is expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the ADMM-Plus nations and the senior leadership from Malaysia.
ADMM-Plus includes 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).
India became the dialogue partner of ASEAN in 1992. ADMM-Plus is held annually since 2017.
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 scheduled in 2026.
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Key Entities Referenced
ADMM-Plus: ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus, a platform for ASEAN member states and dialogue partners to strengthen security and defence cooperation
Raksha Mantri: Indian Defence Minister
Ministry of Defence: The ministry responsible for India's defence
Kuala Lumpur: The city in Malaysia hosting the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting - Plus
Act East Policy: India's strategic initiative to promote economic, strategic and cultural relations with the broader Indo-Pacific region
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri to attend 12th ASEAN Defence
Ministers’ Meeting - Plus in Kuala Lumpur
Posted On: 29 OCT 2025 10:05AM by PIB Delhi
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will attend the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting - Plus
(ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 01, 2025. He will address the forum on
‘Reflection on 15 years of ADMM-Plus and Charting the Way Forward’. On the sidelines, the second
edition of ASEAN-India Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting, under the chairmanship of Malaysia,
will be held on October 31, wherein Defence Ministers from all ASEAN member countries will take
part. The meeting aims to further strengthen defence and security cooperation among ASEAN
member states & India and advance the ‘Act East Policy’.
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). 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.
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 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.
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