Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Defense Minister General Nakatani in Delhi on Monday (5 May 2025). According to the Ministry of Defense, during this time, both sides will exchange views on the current regional and international security situation and discuss ways to deepen bilateral defense cooperation. This meeting is taking place at a time when there is a tension situation between India and Pakistan.
There is a long -term friendship between India and Japan. Defense and security are important columns of relations between the two countries. The increasing convergence on strategic affairs has strengthened the defense exchange between India and Japan in recent years. Its importance is increasing from a shared point of view on issues of peace, security and stability of the Indo-Pacific region.
Both met last year
This will be the second meeting between Rajnath Singh and General Nakatani in six months. In November 2024 last year, the first conversation of Rajnath Singh and Nakatani was held on the occasion of the meeting of ASEAN Defense Ministers at Lao PDR. In the conversation held last year, the two leaders reiterated the importance of defense industry and technology cooperation between the two countries.
In that meeting, Singh and General Nakani discussed the mutual provision of supply and service agreement for better intermediate between their forces. After the meeting, the Ministry of Defense had said that the two sides are working to increase inter-operations between Indian and Japanese forces, the main focus of discussion was on the proposed mutual provision of supply and service agreement.
Possibility of increasing cooperation in the air field
Both India and Japan countries are exploring the possibility of increasing cooperation in the air sector, including joint efforts in co-production and co-development in the defense manufacturing sector. In November 2024, India and Japan signed an agreement for co-development of special stealth radio communication equipment used by Navy warships.