2+2 talks: India vows to back Japan’s plan to develop ‘counter-strike capabilities’ aimed at China
In 2nd round of their 2+2 foreign & defence ministerial dialogue, held in Tokyo, New Delhi promised to play major role in Tokyo’s decision to revise its National Security Strategy.
New Delhi: Sending a strong signal to China, India Tuesday said that it would support Japan’s plan to acquire counter-strike missiles as part of security and defence cooperation between the two countries.
It added: “Acknowledging Japan’s determination to reinforce its defence capabilities, the Indian side expressed its support to work towards enhanced security and defence cooperation”.
This comes at a time when there’s an intense debate in Japan on whether Tokyo should go for counter-strike capabilities under its revised National Security Strategy, which many in that country oppose.