Post Doklam standoff, India and Japan look forward to stronger defence cooperation

India and Japan are likely to come closer to each other in terms of defence after the Doklam crisis as they will look to enhance defence cooperation between them during Modi-Abe talks to be held on Thursday.

"India's standing has gone up after its strong but responsible handling of the Doklam crisis. In this situation, we are expecting to see a closer cooperation between New Delhi and Tokyo,"  a top government official said.

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will also be present to discuss the security ties between the two prime ministers. Japan itself has been at the receiving end of "Chinese expansionism" and faced difficulties between 2012 and 2014, when ties between China and Japan were frayed by a territorial row over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands.

India is also planning to buy 12 US-2 aeroplanes from the Japanese industry Shinmayawa for the Navy which wants to use these planes for patrolling the island territories of the country.

India also holds exercises with Japan in the Malabar series of exercises with the US which is seen as a gathering of military powers against the Chinese hegemony.

Japan also gives special attention to India in military ties as Indian Coast Guard chief Rajendra Singh was seated next to the Japanese prime minister during the Coast Guard Global Summit in Tokyo.

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