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The 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts' Working Group on Counter-Terrorism (EWG on CT) was recently held in New Delhi.
What is ASEAN?
iThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization aimed at political, economic, and security cooperation.
iiEstablished: August 8, 1967, in Bangkok, Thailand with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration
iiiMotto: "One Vision, One Identity, One Community"
ivHeadquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia.
Member States (10 Nations):
iFounding Members (1967): Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand.
iiLater Additions: Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos & Myanmar (1997), Cambodia (1999).
India became a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1992 and a Full Dialogue Partner in 1996.
ASEAN-India Strategic Partnership was established in 2012.