New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today stated that India views its defence cooperation with the ASEAN countries as a contribution to regional peace, stability, and capacity building. He said the country’s approach has always been very clear, which is promoting an open, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific.

“Our strategic engagement with ASEAN rests on a shared belief that the Indo-Pacific should remain open, inclusive & free from coercion,” he said.

Singh, during his address at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, said that ASEAN has provided India with a structured platform that has consolidated the diplomatic and economic engagements.

He said India’s emphasis on rule of law and freedom of navigation, and over-flight in the Ind

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