India offers Asean counterterrorism lessons, but will one size fit all?

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India has offered to share its counterterrorism expertise with Southeast Asian countries through the ADMM-Plus forum. Analysts say the lessons may be only partly applicable because ASEAN members have different threat perceptions and domestic priorities.

As India seeks to expand its security cooperation with Southeast Asia by sharing its battle-tested counterterrorism expertise, defence analysts say its experience would only partly meet Asean’s needs given the differences in threat perception and domestic priorities. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made the offer at the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Cebu on Thursday. Citing Operation Sindoor as an example of India’s counterterrorism capabilities, he offered to share...