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.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus in Laos from November 20-22. The meeting will focus on regional security challenges, including the Indo-Pacific situation and terrorism.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh may meet his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, at the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus in Laos. This potential meeting, the first since a border patrol agreement,

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay a three-day visit to Laos next week to attend a meeting of a grouping comprising 10-nation ASEAN and some of its dialogue partners that is expected to deliberate on evolving regional security situation.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasizes the importance of 'Adaptive Defence' in countering emerging threats and challenges globally.

India became a Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in 1992, and the inaugural ADMM-Plus meeting took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, in October 2010.