The reciprocal supply and services pact, if sealed, would provide for the militaries of the two countries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies, besides facilitating the scaling up of overall defence cooperation.
“India and Japan share a long-term friendship, which has further gained qualitative momentum after the elevation of this collaboration to special strategic and global partnership in 2014,” the ministry said ahead of the Singh-Nakatani meeting.
“Defence and security are important pillars of the ties between the two countries,” it said in a statement.
It is learnt that the two sides will also review the situation in the strategic waters of East and South China Seas where Beijing has been increasing its military posturing “Defence exchanges between India and Japan have gained strength in recent years due to the growing convergence on strategic matters,” the ministry said.
“Its significance is increasing from the common outlook on issues of peace, security and stability of the Indo-Pacific Region,” it added.
