India, Japan Deepen Maritime Security Ties, Agree to Explore Joint Naval Shipbuilding
- On Thursday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi signed a Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation in New Delhi, establishing a framework for deepened naval operational ties.
- Reaffirming their commitment to the 'Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership,' the ministers sought to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region amid heightened global tensions and opposition to unilateral attempts to change the status quo.
- Both nations agreed to 'maximize synergies to enhance mine countermeasures capabilities' and explore joint naval shipbuilding and design, leveraging Japan's technological expertise alongside India's production capabilities under the 'Make in India' framework.
- Singh and Koizumi affirmed they would strengthen coordination for the protection of Sea Lines of Communications through mutual naval visits, joint exercises, and logistical support, including use of ports and repair facilities.
- The countries will accelerate discussions for the fourth Japan-India Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue, or '2+2', in Tokyo later this year, while deepening defence research cooperation between the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency.
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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Do-yeon = Japan and India have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of maritime security and to pursue the mutual provision of warship repair facilities, Kyodo News...
Indian Foreign Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, held talks and signed a memorandum on maritime security cooperation, according to a joint statement. The two countries, along with the United States and Australia, are members of the Quad security alliance, considered a counterweight to China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean and the wider Asia-Pacific region. "The two ministers affirmed their commitment …
India, Japan agree to bolster defence ties
India's defence minister Rajnath Singh and Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrive for their bilateral meeting at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. (AFP pic)NEW DELHI: India and Japan agreed to bolster security ties, including maritime cooperation, on Thursday after their defence ministers met in New Delhi.India's defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi held talks and signed a memorandum on maritime…
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