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Defense News December 29, 2009 India, Japan Strengthen Strategic Relations By Vivek Raghuvanshi -Indo-Japanese strategic ties are part of an effort to counter the growing influence of China in the area, said Mahindra Singh, retired Indian Army major general and defense analyst based here. The heavy dependence of Japan and India on oil imports from the Persian Gulf is another major driver behind the growing Indo-Japanese relationship, Singh said. NEW DELHI: India and Japan will upgrade their defense and strategic ties through a Defence Action Plan (DAP) that will be presented to the prime ministers of both countries when Yukio Hatoyama meets his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, here Dec. 30, said a senior Indian Foreign Ministry official. The Japanese prime minister is visiting Dec. 27-30. The DAP will set up a framework to increase defense and strategic cooperation. One principal area will be maritime cooperation, the official added. Maritime security dialogue between defense authorities of India and Japan already has been taking place for "some time," said an official of the Indian Defence Ministry. Indo-Japanese strategic ties are part of an effort to counter the growing influence of China in the area, said Mahindra Singh, retired Indian Army major general and defense analyst based here. The heavy dependence of Japan and India on oil imports from the Persian Gulf is another major driver behind the growing Indo-Japanese relationship, Singh said. In November, Indian Defence Minister A. K. Antony accompanied a high-level delegation to Tokyo that included Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar; V.K. Saraswat, scientific adviser to the defense minister; and Vice Adm. D.K. Dewan, the vice chief of the Naval Staff. =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: rwroz...@yahoo.com or stopnato-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Daily digest option available. ============================== --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: arch...@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bNM5nn.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: antinato-unsubscr...@topica.com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
