• The 10th Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

ABOUT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) DEFENCE MINISTERS’ MEETING-PLUS

• The ADMM is the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN.
• ADMM-Plus is a platform comprising 10-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and its eight dialogue partners — India, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States.
• India became the dialogue partner of the ASEAN in 1992 and the inaugural ADMM-Plus was convened in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 12, 2010.
• Since 2017, the ADMM-Plus Ministers have been meeting annually to bolster the cooperation amongst the ASEAN and the Plus countries.
• The ADMM-Plus progresses practical cooperation amongst member countries through seven Experts Working Groups (EWGs) namely – Maritime Security, Military Medicine, Cyber Security, Peacekeeping Operations, Counter Terrorism, Humanitarian Mine Action and Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR).