13th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) 2026 – India's Participation and Strategic Significance
30 October 2026
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13th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) 2026 – India's Participation and Strategic Significance
1. Background and Recent Development: The 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) was held on 29 October 2026 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, under the theme “Navigating Our Future, Together.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led the Indian delegation.
2. Historical Background: Established in Hanoi in 2010, ADMM-Plus promotes defence cooperation between 11 ASEAN members and eight dialogue partners, including India, the US, China, Japan and Russia. India became an ASEAN dialogue partner in 1992.
3. Major Agenda: Discussions covered regional security, maritime cooperation, counter-terrorism, cyber threats and disaster response. The meeting adopted a Joint Statement on Youth, Peace and Security.
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India at the 13th ADMM-Plus 2026 in Cebu: Rajnath Singh backed ASEAN centrality, a rules-based Indo-Pacific and counter-terrorism cooperation under Act East Policy.
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ADMM-PlusASEAN centralityIndo-PacificAct East PolicyRajnath Singhdefence diplomacymaritime securitycounter-terrorism cooperationSouth China SeaASEAN dialogue partner