JP foreign, defense ministers agree with Indian PM on deepening security ties

Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Minister Kihara Minoru paid a courtesy call on the Indian leader in New Delhi on Monday.

The foreign and defense chiefs of Japan and India will hold a two-plus-two meeting in the Indian capital on Tuesday. Ahead of the talks, Japan's foreign and defense ministers have agreed with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the two countries will step up ties in security and other areas toward the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region.

Modi noted that cooperation between Japan and India is important in security and defense. The latest two-plus-two meeting is the third between Japan and India, and the first since 2022.