India and Japan will hold 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday (20th August 2024). Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Yoko Kamikawa will take part in the meeting. On the sidelines of the 2+2 dialogue, a bilateral meeting is scheduled between the Defence Minister and his Japanese counterpart.

During the bilateral talks and 2+2 meeting, the Ministers will review the bilateral cooperation and explore new initiatives to further strengthen the engagements between the two countries. They will also exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

Defence Ministry said, India and Japan share ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’ based on the shared values of democracy, freedom and rule of law. The Minister said that defence has emerged as one of the most important pillars in this relationship. Strengthened India-Japan defence partnership is vital for ensuring a free, open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific in the prevailing global environment.

The meeting will further deepen defence cooperation and bring greater depth to the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries.

The second India-Japan 2+2 dialogue was held in September 2022 in Japan.