Japan, India to set up defense consultation body for deeper cooperation

Defense ministers agree to add layer to cooperative framework in Indo-Pacific

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Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, left, shakes hands with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi on May 5. © AP

SHINNOSUKE NAGATOMI

TOKYO -- Japan and India agreed Monday to form a new consultative body of defense officials, with the goal of adding another layer of security cooperation between the two countries in the face of mounting regional uncertainties.

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