CityLightBuzz: New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, holding discussions focused on strengthening defence and security cooperation between India and Japan. During the meeting, Prime Minister Modi described the discussions as excellent and highlighted the importance of deepening the two countries’ defence and security partnership.
India and Japan share a Special Strategic and Global Partnership, which both sides view as an important pillar for promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
The discussions covered the broader strategic relationship between the two countries, with defence and security cooperation remaining a key area of engagement. The meeting also reflects the growing importance of India-Japan cooperation in ensuring a free, open, peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific.
Prime Minister Modi has consistently emphasised the significance of India-Japan relations, particularly in areas such as defence cooperation, maritime security, technology, economic partnership and regional connectivity.
The engagement with Japan’s Defence Minister comes amid expanding strategic cooperation between the two countries and their shared interest in strengthening regional security and stability.The meeting reaffirmed India’s commitment to further advancing its Special Strategic and Global Partnership with Japan and working together on issues of mutual interest
