The foreign and defense ministers of India and Japan have held security talks in New Delhi to bolster their strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific as they seek to counter an increasingly assertive China.
India n Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, right, welcomes his Japan ese counterpart Minoru Kihara in New Delhi, India , Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. India n Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, right, welcomes his Japan ese counterpart Minoru Kihara in New Delhi, India , Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Japan ese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara inspects a joint military guard of honor in New Delhi, India , Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met with their Japanese counterparts in the two governments’ third so-called “two-plus-two” talks since their launch in 2019. India and Japan said in a joint statement that the two sides reviewed their bilateral cooperation and had a “wide-ranging discussion on regional and global issues focusing on the shared Indo-Pacific region.”
“As we both step forward into a more volatile and unpredictable world, there is a need for reliable partners with whom there are substantial convergences. As a result, we have consciously sought to facilitate each other’s endeavours and comprehend each others’ objectives,” Jaishankar said ahead of the talks.
Japan is only the second country after the U.S. with which India has used the “two-plus-two” dialogue format, which brings the foreign and defense ministers together for talks.India and Japan share strong economic ties, with bilateral trade valued at $20.57 billion in fiscal year 2021-2022.
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