{"id":33711,"date":"2026-10-30T01:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=33711"},"modified":"2026-10-30T01:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T01:12:00","slug":"india-ready-to-share-operational-experience-with-regional-partners-rajnath-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/india-ready-to-share-operational-experience-with-regional-partners-rajnath-singh\/","title":{"rendered":"India ready to share operational experience with regional partners: Rajnath Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Says \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 demonstrated country\u2019s proactive, battle-tested approach to counter-terrorism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar, Oct 29: Reaffirming New Delhi\u2019s readiness to share its operational experience with regional partners to strengthen collective security, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said \u2018Operation Sindoor\u2019 demonstrated India\u2019s proactive, battle-tested approach to counter-terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting (ADMM-Plus) in Cebu, Philippines, Singh as per the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said India\u2019s counter-terrorism expertise had been shaped by decades of confronting complex cross-border security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOp Sindoor decisively demonstrated India\u2019s proactive, battle-tested doctrine,\u201d he said, adding that the operation dismantled terrorist infrastructure and established a firm red line against state-sponsored terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Singh said India is prepared to share its experience with ADMM-Plus partners through joint exercises, capacity-building programmes and intelligence sharing, stressing that terrorism knows no borders.<\/p>\n<p>He said that India and Malaysia were co-chairing the ADMM-Plus Experts\u2019 Working Group on Counter-Terrorism for the 2024\u20132027 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing India\u2019s commitment to ASEAN centrality and a secure, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific, Singh said regional peace and stability required mutual trust, cooperation and collective responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted maritime security as a key pillar of India\u2019s engagement with ASEAN, noting that 2026 had been designated the ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation and that the second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise had been conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Singh said the Indian Navy had maintained an uninterrupted operational presence in volatile maritime corridors, including the Gulf of Aden, since 2008, escorting thousands of merchant vessels and thwarting dozens of hijackings.<\/p>\n<p>He said India\u2019s commitment to freedom of navigation and overflight, in accordance with international law, was aimed at protecting the shared interests of regional stakeholders and ensuring the safety of global trade routes.<\/p>\n<p>The Defence Minister also proposed a dedicated defence \u2018Youth Bridge\u2019 to strengthen India-ASEAN people-to-people connections, promote digital innovation and support capacity-building initiatives. He said greater youth engagement would help build a peaceful, resilient and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Says \u2018Op Sindoor\u2019 demonstrated country\u2019s proactive, battle-tested approach to counter-terrorism Srinagar, Oct 29: Reaffirming New Delhi\u2019s readiness to share its operational experience with regional partners to strengthen collective security, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said \u2018Operation Sindoor\u2019 demonstrated India\u2019s proactive, battle-tested approach to counter-terrorism. 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