Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to attend the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADM plus) in Jakarta, Indonesia, from November 16-17, the Ministry of Defence said.

• On the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ meet, Singh will also have bilateral meetings with the Defence Ministers of participating countries there. During these sessions, the Ministers will discuss issues related to defence cooperation
• Indonesia is hosting the meeting as it is the chair of ADMM-Plus.
• During the meeting, which will take place on November 16, the Union Defence Minister will address the forum on regional and international security issues. 
• According to the Defence Ministry release, the ADMM is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN. Moreover, ADMM-Plus is a platform for the ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and its eight dialogue partners (India, US, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand) to strengthen security and defence cooperation.
• Since 2017, the ADMM-Plus Ministers have been meeting annually to bolster cooperation amongst ASEAN and the Plus countries. In 1992, India joined ASEAN as a dialogue partner, and on October 12, 2010, the first ADMM-Plus was convened in Hanoi, Vietnam.