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14th ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group Meeting on Counter-Terrorism to be held in New Delhi

The 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts Working Group (EWG) meeting on Counter-Terrorism will be held in New Delhi from March 19 to 20, 2025. India and Malaysia will co-chair this meeting. The ADMM-Plus serves as a platform for practical cooperation amongst the participating countries’ defence establishments.

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14th ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group Meeting on Counter-Terrorism

14th ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group Meeting on Counter-Terrorism

The 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts Working Group (EWG) meeting on Counter-Terrorism will be held in New Delhi from 19 to 20 March 2025. India and Malaysia will co-chair this meeting.

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The ADMM-Plus serves as a platform for practical cooperation amongst the participating countries’ defence establishments. It currently focuses on seven areas of practical cooperation – Counter-Terrorism, Maritime Security, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management, Peacekeeping Operations, Military Medicine, Humanitarian Mine Action and Cyber Security. EWGs have been established to facilitate cooperation in these areas.

The Experts Working Group (EWGs) are each co-chaired by one ASEAN member state and one dialogue partner following a three-year cycle.

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 a year) and an exercise of any form (Table-Top/Field Training/Staff/Communication 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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14th ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group Meeting: Co-chair By

India will co-chair the ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group (EWG) meeting on Counter-Terrorism for the first time. On March 19, 2025, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh will deliver the keynote address during the opening ceremony.

14th ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group Meeting: Participates By

Delegations from 10 ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand) and eight dialogue partners (Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan, China, USA and Russia) along with Timor Leste and ASEAN Secretariat will be participating in the 14th ADMM-Plus Expert Working Group Meeting in New Delhi.

14th ADMM-Plus EWG Meeting: Discussion

The discussions at the 14th meeting of the ADMM-Plus Expert Working Group (EWG) will focus on evolving a strong and comprehensive strategy to deal with the emerging threat of terrorism and extremism.

This will be the first meeting for activities planned for the Experts Working Group (EWG) on Counter-Terrorism for the ongoing cycle from 2024-2027.

14th ADMM-Plus EWG Meeting: Aims

The 14th meeting of the ADMM-Plus Expert Working Group on Counter-Terrorism aims to share the on-ground experience of the Defence Forces of ASEAN and its dialogue partners. It will lay the foundation for the activities/exercises/seminars/workshop planned for the cycle 2024-2027.

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