The Indian Defense Ministry informed that this meeting is a follow-up to their first interaction in the framework of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Defense Ministers’ Meeting held in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in November 2024.

The military institution stressed that India-Japan friendship gained qualitative momentum after establishing collaboration in the Special and Global Strategic Partnership category in 2014.

The release stated that defense and security are important pillars of ties between the two countries.

The Ministry underscored that bilateral defense exchanges have strengthened in the last few years due to growing convergence on strategic issues.

According to the official source, their importance increases thanks to the common perspective on peace, security, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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