Tokyo [Japan], July 13 (ANI): India and Japan on Monday held their eighth Defence Policy Dialogue, the place each side reviewed progress made in bilateral defence cooperation and mentioned methods to deepen cooperation in rising domains like defence industrial collaboration and tech innovation. They additionally took stock of the prevailing regional and international safety state of affairs.
Also, Defence Secretary Rajesh Singh prolonged an invite on behalf of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi to go to India on the earliest.
In an announcement by the Ministry of Defence, it was famous that the 2 international locations held complete discussions on the prevailing regional and international safety atmosphere and exchanged views on problems with mutual curiosity.
The dialogue reviewed the whole spectrum of bilateral defence engagements, together with military-to-military exchanges, co-operation between joint headquarters, maritime cooperation, defence workouts, capability constructing, defence tools and expertise cooperation, together with maritime expertise, and enhanced institutional interactions.
India and the Japanese sides welcomed the regular growth of defence cooperation and underscored the significance of sustaining common high-level exchanges and dialogue mechanisms. They mentioned possible outcomes for the forthcoming Ministerial visits, together with 2+2 later this yr.
The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and the Japanese delegation was led by Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Kano Koji. Both sides reviewed the numerous progress made in bilateral defence cooperation because the earlier Defence Policy Dialogue and reaffirmed their dedication to additional strengthening the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, the press assertion mentioned.
The two delegations additionally mentioned methods to deepen cooperation in rising domains, together with defence industrial collaboration, technological innovation, cyber safety, area, and different areas of shared strategic curiosity. Both sides expressed satisfaction with the rising convergence between India and Japan on regional and international safety points and agreed to proceed working intently within the Indo-Pacific. They reiterated their dedication to selling a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific area based on respect for worldwide legislation.
The assertion underlined that the Defence Secretary appreciated Japan’s continued engagement with India within the defence sector and highlighted the significance of strengthening sensible cooperation underneath the framework of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Kano Koji reaffirmed Japan’s dedication to additional increasing defence ties with India throughout precedence areas.
Earlier within the day, the Defence Secretary known as on Japanese Minister of Defence Shinjiro Koizumi and conveyed greetings of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Both sides reaffirmed the rising momentum of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. He additionally offered an invite from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to the Defence Minister of Japan for his go to to India on the earliest alternative.
Defence Secretary commenced his go to by laying a wreath on the Self-Defense Forces Memorial Stone in Tokyo, paying tribute to the members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces who’ve made the supreme sacrifice within the service of their nation, the assertion famous.
The go to underscored the rising and deepening defence ties, mutual respect, and shared dedication of India and Japan in direction of peace, safety, and stability within the Indo-Pacific area. (ANI)