New Delhi – Japan and India have agreed to upgrade their 2008 security pact to address evolving regional challenges. The two nations will expand their cooperation to include space and cyberspace.
Foreign and defense ministers from both countries met in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the update. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara joined their Indian counterparts, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh, for the talks.
The joint declaration, which outlines diplomatic and defense cooperation, will be revised to reflect the changing security landscape. Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, signaling a united stance against attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo.
Japan and India pledged to enhance military exercises and accelerate defense equipment and technology transfers. This latest meeting follows a previous high-level engagement between the two nations in September 2022.
