Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Defence Minister Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin on Friday said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries regard India as a "global powerhouse of knowledge and innovation" – a nation whose strength lies not only in military capability, but in science, technology, and innovation leadership.

The Malaysian Defence Minister made the remarks while chairing the ASEAN–India Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur which was also attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr., Secretary of National Defence of the Philippines, as Country Coordinator for ASEAN–India Dialogue Relations.

In his opening remarks, Seri Mohamed Khaled expressed appreciation for India's strong engagement and reaffirmed that ASEAN–India par

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