TOKYO: India and Japan today resolved to further strengthen military cooperation as the two countries held wide-ranging talks on bilateral defence and security ties amid escalating tension in the region in the wake of the powerful nuclear test by North Korea.
A range of bilateral and regional issues relating to security and defence were deliberated at length during talks between Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera here, officials said.
Jaitley also called on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and discussed ways to deepening defence and security co- operation.
In the meeting, Jaitley conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings to Abe, Indian envoy to Japan Sujan Chinoy said.
The annual Indo-Japan Ministerial Defence dialogue took place at a time when tension was mounting in the region due to North Korea’s nuclear pursuits and China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. (AGENCIES)
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