India-Japan to focus on maritime security
1 April 2015 6:18 AM IST
India and Japan on Tuesday agreed to enhance bilateral defence and security cooperation, including in the field of maritime security, an official statement said.
In a meeting here between visiting Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, the two sides decided to hold regular dialogue at different levels that would include annual visits by their respective defence ministers.
Kishida emphasised on "commonality of strategic interests between Japan and India" and conveyed Tokyo's desire to enhance bilateral defence and security cooperation, including in the field of maritime security, the statement said. The visit, Parrikar's first outside the country since he took charge as defence minister, is being viewed as an attempt by the two countries to join forces for countering China's growing influence in the region.
In a meeting here between visiting Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, the two sides decided to hold regular dialogue at different levels that would include annual visits by their respective defence ministers.
Kishida emphasised on "commonality of strategic interests between Japan and India" and conveyed Tokyo's desire to enhance bilateral defence and security cooperation, including in the field of maritime security, the statement said. The visit, Parrikar's first outside the country since he took charge as defence minister, is being viewed as an attempt by the two countries to join forces for countering China's growing influence in the region.
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