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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is ready to share its battle-tested counter-terrorism expertise with ADMM-Plus partners, emphasizing that the country's strategies are rooted in decades of confronting cross-border security challenges. Speaking at the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Cebu, Philippines, Singh highlighted Operation Sindoor as a demonstration of India’s resolve to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and counter state-sponsored terrorism, and reaffirmed India’s commitment to regional security and the elimination of terrorism in all forms.
India and Malaysia are co-chairing the Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism for the 2024 to 2027 cycle, and Singh proposed a defence ‘Youth Bridge’ to enhance people-to-people connectivity and youth engagement. He noted India’s uninterrupted naval presence in the Gulf of Aden since 2008, escorting thousands of merchant vessels and thwarting dozens of hijackings, and reiterated India’s support for ASEAN centrality, a rules-based Indo-Pacific, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. India has designated 2026 as the ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation and will conduct the second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise.
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