India and Japan cosy up on high seas

July 28, 2012 00:48

For two days last month, ships from the Indian and Japanese naval forces held joint military exercises in waters off Tokyo. By military standards, the exercises were small in scale. But they were heavy with symbolism and brought to light another facet of the growing relationship between the two countries -- defense.

Their growing collaboration is expected to lead to tighter cooperation in one of the world's most increasingly important regions, the Indian Ocean. And given the shadow cast by the regional giant that separates the countries, it is a relationship that many observers feel is long overdue.

Such joint exercises might be standard practice in international military-to-military exchanges, but with growing regional tensions -- like in the South China Sea, located between India and Japan -- they take on a more complex meaning.

Click here to read the New York Times report

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Swati Maliwal face of BJP conspiracy to frame Kejriwal: AAP

Atishi said the video shows Maliwal "comfortably sitting in the drawing room" and "threatening the security staff", and that "her clothes were not torn".

'Impact Player rule a bigger nightmare for bowlers than...'

Teams didn't really understand how to use an 'Impact Player' during the inaugural season and as every team got a hang of it, even anchors during batting innings is starting to become obsolete.

Paris 2024 inaugurates Games' Pride House

Paris 2024 organisers on Friday inaugurated the 'Pride House' of the upcoming Olympics

Shaheen Afridi denies rift in Pakistan team

Shaheen Afridi brushes aside rumours of discontent within Pakistan team

Pakistan's PSL to clash with IPL next year

PCB is looking to take advantage of the window set aside for the IPL each year to hold the PSL in the same time-frame.