New Delhi, May 4 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with Japan’s Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani here on Monday.

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, a Defence Ministry statement said.

India and Japan share a long-term friendship, which has further gained qualitative momentum after the elevation of this collaboration to special strategic and global partnership in 2014. Defence and security are important pillars of the ties between the two countries.

Defence exchanges between India and Japan have gained strength in recent years due to the growing convergence on strategic matters. Its significance is increasing from the common outlook on issues of peace, security and stability of the Indo-Pacific Region.

This will be the second meeting between the two Defence Ministers within six months after their maiden interaction in November 2024 on the sidelines of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus at Lao PDR.

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