Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Mr Gen Nakatani, in New Delhi tomorrow. The Ministry of Defence, in a statement, has said that during the meeting, both sides will exchange views and ideas on the current regional and international security situation and discuss ways to further deepen the bilateral defence cooperation. India and Japan share a long-term friendship, which has further gained qualitative momentum after the elevation of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership in 2014.

Defence and security are important pillars of the ties between the two nations. This will be the second meeting between the two defence ministers within six months after their maiden interaction in November last year on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus.