Defense Minister Talks Are Bigger than Just India and Japan
The ministers are expected to advance co-production, technology sharing and supply-chain diversification as Japan seeks a more resilient defense industrial base.
- On Thursday, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi to discuss deepening industrial collaboration under the 'Make-in-India' framework and strengthening bilateral security cooperation.
- This bilateral engagement follows Japan's revision of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology, enabling both nations to build a 'China-free' supply chain to ease strategic dependency.
- India and Japan recently launched their first co-development project, the UNICORN integrated mast, featuring 'ninja tech' to enhance warship stealth, while Japan set a $63 billion private investment target in India.
- During his maiden visit on Wednesday, Koizumi toured the Western Naval Command in Mumbai, observing Indian naval capabilities and underscoring growing momentum in India-Japan defence ties.
- Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper emphasizes adapting to 'new ways of warfare,' including unmanned asset deployment, positioning the India-Japan partnership as central to reshaping security architecture in the Indo-Pacific.
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