**Executive Summary**
The 6th ASEAN-India Digital Ministers' (ADGMIN) Meeting was held virtually, focusing on strengthening regional digital cooperation with digital inclusion and integration. The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of ASEAN Member States and India and approved the ASEAN-India Digital Work Plan 2026. The meeting acknowledged the adoption of the ASEAN-India Joint Statement on Advancing Digital Transformation at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit on 10 October 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Objectives and Commitments:**
* Reaffirmed shared commitment to strengthen regional digital cooperation.
* Focused on digital inclusion and integration.
* Shared vision to build an open, secure, inclusive, and innovation-driven digital ecosystem.
* **Key Initiatives and Plans:**
* Approved ASEAN-India Digital Work Plan 2026.
* Welcomed operationalization of a special ‘ASEAN-India Fund for Digital Future'.
* Acknowledged adoption of ASEAN-India Joint Statement on Advancing Digital Transformation at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit on 10 October 2024.
* **India's Contributions and Offers:**
* Offered indigenous, cost-effective solutions to ASEAN partners.
* Highlighted the Sanchar Saathi initiative and offered to share best practices for telecom user protection and fraud prevention.
* Outlined IndiaAI Mission and readiness to collaborate on AI capacity building, standards development, and practical use cases.
* Showcased Digital Public Infrastructure (Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker) for inclusive growth.
* **Focus Areas**
* Digital Public Infrastructure, Financial Technology, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing, and Sustainable Financing and Investment.
* ICT training/capacity building programs.
* The India-ASEAN Regulators' Conference.
* Deployment of telecom ICT solutions.
**Impact Analysis**
**ASEAN Member States**
* **Impact:** Enhanced digital cooperation and access to cost-effective digital solutions, potential collaboration on AI, and opportunities for capacity building.
* **Action Required:** Engage with India to leverage offered solutions and participate in collaborative initiatives such as the IndiaAI Mission.
**India**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to strengthen its digital presence in the ASEAN region, showcase its technological advancements, and promote its AI initiatives.
* **Action Required:** Follow through on offers of collaboration and solution sharing, and leverage the ASEAN-India Fund for Digital Future.
**Telecom Users (in both India and ASEAN)**
* **Impact:** Improved telecom user protection and fraud prevention through initiatives like Sanchar Saathi.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of and utilize available protection mechanisms and best practices.
Key Entities Referenced
ASEAN-India Digital Work Plan 2026: A plan to strengthen digital partnership between ASEAN and India.
ASEAN-India Digital Ministers' (ADGMIN) Meeting: Annual meeting of Telecom and Digital Ministers from ASEAN member states and India to discuss regional digital cooperation.
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional intergovernmental organization.
Sanchar Saathi: An initiative for telecom user protection and fraud prevention in India.
IndiaAI Mission: India's initiative for safe and trusted artificial intelligence, focused on collaboration with ASEAN.
Ministry of Communications
The 6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN)
Meeting held with the theme “Adaptive ASEAN:
From Connectivity to Connected Intelligence”
Meeting reaffirming the shared commitment of ASEAN
Member States and India to strengthening regional digital
cooperation, with a focus on digital inclusion and integration
ASEAN and India strengthen Digital Partnership with approval
of ASEAN–India Digital Work Plan 2026
India highlighted the offer of indigenous, cost-effective
solutions to the ASEAN partners
India also highlighted the Sanchar Saathi initiative for
telecom user protection and fraud prevention, offering to
share best practices with ASEAN partners
प्रव तथ: 16 JAN 2026 6:46PM by PIB Delhi
The 6th ASEAN–India Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting was held virtually today, reaffirming the
shared commitment of ASEAN Member States and India to deepen cooperation in the digital domain. The
meeting was co-chaired by Shri Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications,
Government of India, and Shri Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Science and Technology of Viet Nam.The ADGMIN is an annual forum of Telecom and Digital Ministers from the 11 ASEAN Member States:
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor
Leste and Viet Nam along with ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners including Australia, Canada, China, the
European Union, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the
United States. The meeting deliberated on key issues aimed at strengthening regional digital cooperation,
with a focus on digital inclusion and integration.
The Meeting acknowledged the adoption of the ASEAN–India Joint Statement on Advancing Digital
Transformation at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit on 10 October 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, aimed at
strengthening cooperation on Digital Public Infrastructure, Financial Technology, Cybersecurity, Artificial
Intelligence (AI), Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing, and Sustainable Financing and Investment.
The Meeting also noted the progress made in implementing the cooperation activities in the ASEAN-India
2025 Digital Work Plan through capacity-building programs. Additionally, the Meeting welcomed the
ASEAN-India Digital Work Plan for 2026, which includes the themes: (i) ICT training/capacity building
programs; (ii) the India-ASEAN Regulators’ Conference and (iii) deployment of telecom ICT solutions.
The Meeting also welcomed operationalization of a special ‘ASEAN-India Fund for Digital Future’.
Addressing the meeting, Shri Amit Agrawal, reaffirmed India’s strong commitment to ASEAN-India
digital cooperation and welcomed the theme “Adaptive ASEAN: From Connectivity to Connected
Intelligence.” He said, “We have collectively worked to narrow digital divides, strengthen infrastructure,
and ensure that digital transformation serves as a force for inclusion, resilience, and economic growth.”
He highlighted India’s rapid digital transformation, including near-universal 4G coverage, the world’s
fastest 5G rollout, expanded rural broadband connectivity through BharatNet, and India’s emergence as a
major mobile manufacturing hub. Further, he showcased India’s Digital Public Infrastructure such as
Aadhaar, UPI, and DigiLocker as proven platforms for inclusive growth and efficient service delivery.
India also highlighted the Sanchar Saathi initiative for telecom user protection and fraud prevention,
offering to share best practices with ASEAN partners.
Emphasizing the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence, India outlined its IndiaAI Mission, with a
strong focus on Safe and Trusted AI, and expressed readiness to collaborate with ASEAN on AI capacity
building, standards development, and practical use cases. Shri Amit Agrawal said, “as we move from
connectivity to intelligence, Artificial Intelligence will be a defining force. India approaches AI with a
clear conviction: innovation must be aligned with responsibility, transparency, and public trust.”.
The meeting reaffirmed the shared vision of India and ASEAN for building an open, secure, inclusive, and
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