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| India, Japan to boost defence cooperation |
| 2006-05-25 |
| India wants to purchase military hardware from Mitsubishi and Toshiba India and Japan on Thursday announced a slew of measures to step up defence cooperation, including holding goodwill exercises between the Indian Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF). They have also decided on "progressively advanced content of future exercises", a joint statement issued here after bilateral discussions between visiting Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Japanese Minister of State for Defence Fukushiro Nukaga said. Mukherjee arrived here on Thursday on a four-day visit to Japan. "The two sides also agreed on exchange of ship visits between the Indian Navy and the JMSDF. They also agreed to invite officials of the other side to witness designated military activities," the statement said. |
| Posted by:john |
| #2 Exactly SOP. India and Japan allied with the U.S., U.K. and Australia makes things very difficult for China. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-05-25 16:50 |
| #1 So, now we see why it's so critical to court India. The oppnents are becoming much more clear.US+England+Japan+India+Australia+Israel vs. Russia+China+N.Korea+Iran+Saudi Arabia+Pakland. These are the players who matter. The others, France, Germany, Spain , Italy, Egypt won't do much unless it becomes very obvious who's going to prevail. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-05-25 13:30 |