India Hosts 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus Experts Working Group on Counter Terrorism

Exam-focused facts from the 15 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India co-chaired the 16th ADMM-Plus Experts Working Group (EWG) on Counter Terrorism with Malaysia.
The meeting was addressed by Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation), Ministry of Defence.
India highlighted its Act East Policy and ASEAN's centrality in its Indo-Pacific vision.
India and Malaysia launched the current cycle of the 14th EWG meeting last year in Delhi.
A tabletop exercise will be hosted by Malaysia in 2026 and a field training exercise by India in 2027.