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India Defence Online, New Delhi — India reflected its continued solidarity towards other Asian nations by taking part and contributing significantly in the recently concluded ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Eight (ADMM+8) in Hanoi. ADMM+8 is a gathering of Asean Defence Ministers and their counterparts beyond the region including Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the US.
The current ADMM+8 in Hanoi was the first meeting and it provides an inclusive yet focused configuration which brings together the defence establishments of all the key players in the region. The group aims to take measures collectively to handle security issues such as terrorism, piracy, disaster relief and transnational crime. ADMM+8 will meet every three years subsequently.
During the recently concluded ADMM+8 in Hanoi, Indian Defence Minister A.K. Anthony confirmed his solidarity towards this effort and held promising bi-lateral talks with the top Vietnamese leadership including President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh. Various global and regional security issues were discussed and India’s role in the forum was highly appreciated.
After concluding the meeting, the Indian Defence Minister has announced that he will provide support to Vietnam to enhance and upgrade the capabilities of its three services in general and it’s Navy in particular. Besides upgrading various platforms for Vietnam, the Armies of the two countries will also cooperate in areas like IT and English Training of Vietnamese Army personnel and joint training in mountain and jungle warfare will be held in India next year.
The idea of a new security grouping such as the ADMM+8 has gained momentum in the past few years and a host of models are coming up. An Asia-Pacific Community (APC) that included the US, Japan, China and India is also being conceived by Australia. The new security set-up such as the ADMM+8 will also allow countries to cooperate in practical ways such as multilateral military exercises. The new structure will develop stronger links with counterparts from outside the region.
Indian defence news and strategic intelligence
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