02 November 2011

Editorial: India Comes Calling on Japan

By Rajeev Sharma

Japan and India are set to boost military and economic ties. But even without a rising China, the two would surely have found each other.

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna was in Tokyo this weekend, and his message was clear – New Delhi has an eye on closer relations with Japan.

During a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Koichiro Gemba, the two Asian powers appeared to agree on a couple of key points. One is that the United States will be joining Japan and India in a structured, trilateral partnership. But perhaps more interesting than this was the suggestion of greater military co-operation between Asia’s second and third largest economies.

Read the full story at The Diplomat