CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The ADMM-Plus brings together the ten ASEAN nations along with its eight dialogue partners that include India, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the US to collaborate on hard security issues.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States (collectively referred to as the “Plus Countries”), to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) was convened on 23 November 2022 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Meeting adopted the Joint Declaration by the ADMM-Plus Defence Ministers on Defence Cooperation to Strengthen Solidarity for A Harmonised Security, which can be downloaded here.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glimpses of ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) plus attended by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in Siem Reap, Cambodia on November 23, 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ADMM Plus is an annual meeting of Defence Ministers of ten ASEAN countries and its eight dialogue partner countries, viz., India, USA, Russia, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. The year 2022 also marks the 30th Anniversary of India-ASEAN relations.