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This will the second such meeting between the two countries. [Courtesy]
India and Japan are planning to hold a 2+2 format meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Tokyo later this month, Japanese media reported.
According to NHK, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo are due to attend the meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
This will the second such meeting between the two countries as the inaugural meeting of the India-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue (2+2) was held on November 30, 2019, in New Delhi.
According to Asia Nikkei, this comes as China ramps up its activities in the disputed East and South China Seas. Meanwhile, Japan s Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is also making arrangements to visit India.
Japan’s Global Diplomatic Efforts Scare the CCP
Commentary
Sun Zi, an ancient Chinese military strategist, says in his “The Art of War.” as quoted from Lionel Giles’ English translation: “The highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy’s plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy’s forces,” stressing on the importance of diplomatic efforts.
Japan has very powerful diplomatic relations that are well established to prevent the junction of the enemy’s forces, which is one of the two powerful tools Japan has to counteract the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the face of its growing assertiveness and aggression in the region.
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India and Japan are planning to hold a 2+2 format meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Tokyo later this month, Japanese media reported. According to NHK, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu and Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo are due to attend the meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. This will the second such meeting between the two countries as the inaugural meeting of the India-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue (2+2) was held on November 30, 2019, in New Delhi. According to Asia Nikkei, this comes as China ramps up its activities in the disputed East and South China Seas. Meanwhile, Japan s Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is also making arrangements to visit India.
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