India and ASEAN seek deeper defence and maritime cooperation
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- Rajnath Singh called for joint research, co-production of military equipment and enhanced maritime security with ASEAN countries.
- He linked cooperation to India's Act East, SAGAR and MAHASAGAR visions and ASEAN-led mechanisms.
- The ASEAN-India Defence Think Tank Forum discussed maritime-domain awareness, interoperability and underwater surveillance.
- The Army's 142nd Technical Standardisation Committee Meeting reviewed food preservation, packaging, nutrition and shelf life for rations in difficult operational conditions.
- exam_relevance: combines ASEAN-led regional security, maritime-domain awareness, defence indigenisation and military logistics into two concrete institutional developments reported in the paper.
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