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G-20 Summit 2023 | Japan keen to deepen military ties with India amid ‘harsh’ security environment
1 year, 3 months ago

G-20 Summit 2023 | Japan keen to deepen military ties with India amid ‘harsh’ security environment

The Hindu  

Japan sees India as an “indispensable” partner in the Indo-Pacific and is keen to develop deeper defence cooperation to ensure maritime security in the region, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on September 10. Our cooperative relationship is deepening steadily,” Mr. Kishida said to a question from The Hindu on India’s role in his new Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy. So, …

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From Follower to Leader: Japan’s Emergence as a Fully-Fledged Regional Security Actor
1 year, 5 months ago

From Follower to Leader: Japan’s Emergence as a Fully-Fledged Regional Security Actor

The Diplomat  

Japan no longer needs U.S. pressure to undertake a radical expansion in its defense capabilities and security commitments. Japan, like other regional allies of the United States such as South Korea and Australia, realizes that it has to “step up” to maintain the military power balance in the region, given the decline in U.S. power relative to its main protagonist …

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In Japan, G7 Foreign Ministers underscore importance of cooperating with India in Indo-Pacific
1 year, 8 months ago

In Japan, G7 Foreign Ministers underscore importance of cooperating with India in Indo-Pacific

The Hindu  

) Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday reiterated the importance of a "free and open Indo-Pacific" and cooperating with India as well as reaffirmed their commitment to promoting cooperation in line with the ASEAN outlook on the Indo-Pacific. On April 17, the second day of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting, Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, hosted …

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No ‘sayonara’ for Japan in Indo-Pacific geopolitics
1 year, 8 months ago

No ‘sayonara’ for Japan in Indo-Pacific geopolitics

The Hindu  

The visit by the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, to India, in March 2023, during which he engaged with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on global and bilateral issues, focused on cooperation between the G-7 and the G-20. Besides this, Mr. Kishida also unveiled “Japan’s New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific” and exchanged views about deepening the “Japan-India …

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India’s best friend in Asia
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s best friend in Asia

Hindustan Times  

To judge a country’s relationship with India, apply a simple metric. And on that yardstick too, Tokyo would rank as arguably New Delhi’s closest friend in Asia given their shared anxieties about Beijing’s belligerence and the need to maintain stability across the Indo-Pacific. The two countries had substantive bilateral engagements and discussed how they can work together given the uniqueness …

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Signalling China, Japan PM Kishida Says ‘India Is Indispensable’ In Indo-Pacific
1 year, 9 months ago

Signalling China, Japan PM Kishida Says ‘India Is Indispensable’ In Indo-Pacific

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a major signal to China, Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida Monday said India is an “indispensable partner” for Tokyo as far as the Indo-Pacific strategy is concerned, even as he announced that his government will mobilise funds worth $75 billion to build the infrastructure in this region. “I believe that Japan and India are in an …

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Japan's new thrust in the Indo-Pacific | Explained
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan's new thrust in the Indo-Pacific | Explained

India Today  

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s two-day visit to India on March 20-21 comes exactly a year after his last visit. He mentioned the importance of securing airspace, possibly as a direct consequence of the provocations that Japan’s Air Self Defence Force has faced in recent years as a result of air operations by the Chinese PLA Air Force and the …

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Kishida in Kantei: What can the Indo-Pacific partners expect from Japan?
3 years, 2 months ago

Kishida in Kantei: What can the Indo-Pacific partners expect from Japan?

Hindustan Times  

Fumio Kishida will walk into Kantei as prime minister on October 4 following a high-voltage political race, marked by murky factional political culture of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. As the longest-serving foreign minister in the post-war era in Shinzo Abe cabinet, and LDP’s former policy research council chief, Kishida has hands-on experience in pursuing Tokyo’s national interest in the …

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Quad countries' meet today to raise 'free and open Indo-Pacific' agenda; strained ties with China pose hurdles
3 years, 9 months ago

Quad countries' meet today to raise 'free and open Indo-Pacific' agenda; strained ties with China pose hurdles

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will hold the first-ever Quadrilateral grouping leaders’ summit on Friday, with issues like a free and open Indo-pacific, climate change and vaccine supply on the agenda. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that the leaders will discuss regional …

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Japan, Mongolia to cooperate on ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’
4 years, 2 months ago

Japan, Mongolia to cooperate on ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The foreign ministers of Japan and Mongolia agreed Friday to cooperate in promoting a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” a vision that Tokyo is pushing with the U.S. and other “like-minded” countries to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the region. Motegi’s visit came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a trip to Mongolia because of President Donald …

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Quad meet: India, US, Japan, Australia discuss China's growing power
4 years, 2 months ago

Quad meet: India, US, Japan, Australia discuss China's growing power

India TV News  

Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday at a meeting with the U.S. and other diplomats that their “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” initiative, a concept to counter China’s growing assertiveness, is more important than ever amid challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. The foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific nations known as the Quad group — the U.S., Japan, India and …

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