Rajnath Singh talks about bio-terrorism, calls for efforts to address its threats

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said we need to continue our efforts to address the threats of bio-terrorism and pandemic diseases.

He said this during his address at the ASEAN defence ministers’ meeting plus (ADMM-Plus).

“Threats to the rules-based order, maritime security, cyber related crimes and terrorism, just to name a few, remain the challenges that we need to address as a forum,” Rajnath said on the occasion of the meeting’s 10th anniversary.

He said that the collective achievement in the past decade has been remarkable in advancing multilateral cooperation through strategic dialogue and practical security cooperation.

“ADMM has grown in the last decade to become the fulcrum of peace, stability and rules-based order in this region,” he said.

Rajnath added that exercising self-restraint in the conduct of activities and avoiding actions that may further complicate the situation, will go a long way in bringing sustained peace to the region.