Summary Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has reaffirmed India’s commitment to protecting commercial shipping and strengthening maritime cooperation with ASEAN. Addressing regional defence ministers in the Philippines, he emphasised freedom of navigation, international law and sustained operational cooperation to safeguard sea routes linking the Indian Ocean and the wider Indo-Pacific. Commercial shipping protection takes centre stage India–ASEAN maritime security cooperation featured prominently in Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s address to the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Cebu, Philippines, on 29 October 2026. Singh said India would continue protecting merchant shipping irrespective of flag or nationality. He pointed to the Indian Navy’s continuous deployment in the Gulf of Aden since 2008 and its experience escorting commercial vessels and responding to hijackings. He…
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