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India, Japan resolve to boost ties in cyberspace sector
NEW DELHI: India and Japan have resolved to strengthen their cooperation in the field of cyberspace, and reaffirmed their commitment to an open, secure and accessible cyberspace, enabling economic growth and innovation, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

The Second Japan-India Cyber Dialogue, held here on August 17, saw discussions on domestic cyber policy landscape, cyber threats and mitigation, mechanism on bilateral cooperation and possible cooperation at various international and regional forums.

Both sides attested that existing international law is generally applicable in cyberspace.

At the same time no country should conduct or support ICT (Information Communication Technology)-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to its companies or commercial sectors, a statement by the ministry said.

The Japanese delegation was led by Masato Otaka, the envoy in charge of Cyber Policy and Deputy Director General of Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan.

It was also attended by representatives from Japan's National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cyber security, Cabinet Intelligence, and Research Office, National Police Agency and Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (JPCERT/CC).

The Indian delegation was led by Sanjay Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary in the MEA, and comprised representatives from the ministries of electronics and information technology and home affairs, National Security Council Secretariat, CBI, NIA, Department of Telecommunication, and National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre.

The Indian side also made a presentation on the 5th Global Conference on Cyberspace to be held in New Delhi on November 23-24, 2017.

Both sides agreed to hold the next Japan-India Cyber dialogue in Tokyo in 2018.
 

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Japan backs India on Doka La standoff, flays China's efforts to change status quo by force
With both India and China showing no signs of backing down or coming to a solution, the Doka La standoff in Sikkim has turned into a global talking point. While China is targetting Bhutan because it is the last man standing in India's immediate neighbourhood, the attempt to place its soldiers in the tri-junction is increasingly being seen by experts as a mistake that would push New Delhi closer to Washington and Tokyo.


Shinzo Abe with Narendra Modi. Reuters

After the United States urged India and China to work together to come up with some sort of arrangement for peace, Japan on Friday blatantly came out in support of New Delhi.

Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu's statement, that there should be no "unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force", comes just a month ahead of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India.

"We understand that the area is disputed between China and Bhutan and that both countries recognise the existence of a dispute," NDTV quoted him as saying.

While urging all involved parties to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner, the ambassador said that Japan has been watching the situation very closely because it has the ability to affect the stability of the entire region.

On India's position, he said, "We also understand that India has a treaty understanding with Bhutan, that's why Indian troops got involved in the area." According to an India Today report, Hiramatsu said that India's involvement is understandable based on its bilateral agreements with Bhutan.

"External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has made it clear that India would continue to engage with dialogue through diplomatic channels to find a mutually acceptable solution. We consider this attitude towards peaceful resolution important," he added.

Japan's stand and unequivocal support to India is important because China has been trying to redraw the boundaries and position itself as a regional hegemony in Asia by potentially stalling all balancing efforts by countries like India and Japan, as this Firstpost article points out. The Indian Express quoted some sources as saying that Japan itself has been at the receiving end of "Chinese expansionism" and it understands New Delhi's position better than many. Government sources pointed out Japan's difficulties between 2012 and 2014, when ties between China and Japan were frayed by a territorial row over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands.

Japan was also the only country who had indicated certain unwillingness to cooperate with China on its ambition One Belt One Road project. US and Japan also conducted the Malabar Naval Exercise with India amid the standoff, possibly indicating their continued support to New Delhi.

After a barrage of neutral arguments from countries like Nepal and the United Kingdom, government sources quoted by The Indian Express feel that Japan's support has reinforced New Delhi's arguments.

With inputs from PTI
 

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China rebukes Japan for comment on Doklam

  • Beijing has asked Tokyo "not to make random comments before clarifying relevant facts
  • On Thurtsday, Japan's ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu had said that the region under scrutiny was disputed
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...or-comment-on-doklam/articleshow/60127537.cms
funny is it not that the chinks get all worked up like some one put a live karosen stove up their ass when at other angle is presented to the I bet the japs will be like

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funny is it not that the chinks get all worked up like some one put a live karosen stove up their ass when at other angle is presented to the I bet the japs will be like

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Now that India has stood up against China and called their bluff, other countries who were previously scared of China are now speaking out against them. Such strong language from Japan (a pecifist country) was unthinkable a few years ago.
 

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Now that India has stood up against China and called their bluff, other countries who were previously scared of China are now speaking out against them. Such strong language from Japan (a pecifist country) was unthinkable a few years ago.
no actually this was expected from Japan as since Mr. Abe has taken power in Japan he has taken steps to end the softy image of the Japanese and bring the JSDF's to a full fledged armed force by inducting Duel use systems Ie both Offensive and defensive capacities to the Forces
one of the most important steps that happened under his watch was

  • the removal of the arms export ban
  • removal of the restriction of Japanese soldiers to serve abroad
  • the Renaming of the Japan Defense Agency to the Ministry of Defense
  • next will be the throwing off of the SDF tag and the Pacifist clause
India like always has subtlety led the way we are like that guy in class who is mister clean to his class but is a total badass when he wants to be so much so that even our friends would be like Holy shit you did what ???

but jokes apart as you said like any bully the once you call the bluff then it is game over
 

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From anti-submarine warfare to robotics, India and Japan to crank up defence cooperation


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  • The two countries decided to begin technical discussions for joint research on unmanned ground vehicles and robotics.
  • India and Japan will also work towards including anti-submarine warfare training in their expanding military-to-military ties.
  • The ramp come at a time when Chinese submarines have been making regular forays into the Indian Ocean Region.


NEW DELHI: India and Japan have decided to further ramp up their defence cooperation, with more bilateral combat exercises, exchanges and collaboration in military and dual-use technologies, with an eye firmly on a belligerent and expansionist China.

India and Japan, which is now a permanent part of the trilateral Malabar naval exercise with the US+ , will now also work towards including anti-submarine warfare training in their expanding military-to-military ties at a time when Chinese submarines have been making regular forays into the Indian Ocean Region.

All this was decided at the meeting between Arun Jaitley, in his last engagement as the defence minister before Nirmala Sitharaman takes over the portfolio on Thursday, and his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera during the bilateral annual defence ministerial dialogue+ in Tokyo, ahead of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India later this month.

Jaitley welcomed Japan's proposal to field its state-of-art military assets, including the P-1 maritime patrol aircraft with potent anti-submarine warfare capabilities, for the Malabar exercise next year. The two nations will also enhance their cooperation on counter-terrorism, which will include a joint field exercise between the armies of the two countries in 2018.

Both India and Japan are wary of China's assertiveness in Asia-Pacific, with North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday triggering further tension in the region.

Strongly condemning the nuclear test, Jaitley and Onodera called upon Pyongyang to "cease" such actions, which "violate its international obligations and commitments" as well as "adversely impact peace and stability" in the region and beyond.


The two countries also decided to begin technical discussions for joint research on unmanned ground vehicles and robotics, as also carry forward the talks on Japanese US-2i amphibious aircraft.

India has shown interest in the acquisition of a dozen US-2i aircraft+ , which would cost around Rs 10,000 crore, since 2013 but the project is yet to get to a contract-inking stage, as earlier reported by TOI.


"The ministers exchanged views and ideas with the aim to further strengthen defence and security cooperation under the framework of the 'Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership'," said a joint statement


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-defence-cooperation/articleshow/60394590.cms
 

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I am still not sure what the use of US-2 is other than SAR. Its too costly for that role unless there is an ASW component included.
 

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I am still not sure what the use of US-2 is other than SAR. Its too costly for that role unless there is an ASW component included.
It can also be used as light transport aircraft for hard to reach places such as small islands. It would greatly increase our navy's capability to defend small island where airstrips doesn't exist. It would also drastically reduce response time when compared to ships. Another important aspect of this deal is perhaps political/diplomatic benefit with Japan.
 

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It has excellent range. But price is high and if it doesn't have ASW equipment then BE-200 is an option.
 

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After BRICS, India-Japan joint statement names Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar, Jaish
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Sep 14, 2017, 15:36 IST

PMS Abe (left) and Modi in Ahmedabad (Photo: AP)
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  • The two leaders called on Pakistan to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot attacks
  • New Delhi has had success lately in getting Pakistan-based terror named and shamed at international forums
  • Last month, US President Donald Trump roundly criticised Pakistan for "hosting terror safe havens"
NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Thursday called for a "zero-tolerance approach" to terrorism and committed to cooperate in the fight against terror, including the Pakistan-based groups Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM)

In what appeared to be a reference to Pakistan, the two Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe, in their joint statement, called upon all countries to work towards rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and financing channels and halting cross-border movement of terrorists.

When it came to the issue of perpetrators of terror attacks, including the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot strikes, the two leaders didn't shy away from naming Pakistan, and called upon it to bring to justice those who carried out the attacks.

"PM (Narendra Modi and PM (Shinzo) Abe look forward to convening (the) 5th Japan-India consultation on terrorism and to strengthen cooperation against terrorists threats from groups including Al-Qaida, ISIS, JeM, LeT and their affiliates," said the two countries in a joint statement at the end of Abe's 2-day visit to India.

Modi and Abe condemned in the "strongest terms" the growing menace of terrorism and violent extremism, their statement added.

"They shared the view that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is a global scourge that must be forcefully combated through concerted global action in the spirit of 'zero tolerance'," the joint document said

Modi and Abe called upon all UN member countries to implement UNSC resolution 1267 and other relevant resolutions dealing with the designation of terrorist entities, the statement said.

New Delhi has had success lately in getting Pakistan-based terror named and shamed at international forums.

Earlier this month, for the first time, BRICS countries slammed Pakistan without naming it, as they "deplored" terror attacks in member countries and the "violence caused" by Pakistan-based terror outfits.

The 'BRICS Xiamen Declaration' specifically named LeT and JeM, as well as the Haqqani network, the Taliban, ISIL/DAISH and Al-Qaida.

In addition, the BRICS members also called for greater efficiency in designation of terrorists. This was particularly significant, because it is BRICS member China that has been blocking designating Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar a terrorist. That may now change, in a further setback for JeM.

Pakistan has been at the receiving end lately on the terror issue.

Last month, US President Donald Trump roundly criticised it for "hosting terror safe havens". He also threatened to suspend aid unless Pakistan falls in line and cracks down on terror, which Trump said it is exporting to the region, including to Afghanistan.

http://m.timesofindia.com/india/aft...ps-lashkar-jaish/amp_articleshow/60511721.cms
 

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India, Japan begin anti-submarine warfare exercise


Maritime security was a key subject during interactions between Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and French Defence Minister Florence Parly
The Indian and Japanese navies on Sunday started an intensive air anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Indian Ocean, a defence official said.

The exercise in the Arabian Sea will conclude on October 31, Indian Navy Spokesperson Captain D.K. Sharma said in a tweet.

A P-8 I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft of Indian Navy and two P-3 Orion Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMDSF) will participate in the exercise.

The P-3 Orion aircraft reached the Naval Air Station INS Hansa in Goa on Sunday for the exercise, which comes when presence of Chinese ships and submarines in the Indian Ocean has increased and Beijing has been posturing aggressively in the South China Sea.

Maritime security and freedom of navigation has also figured prominently in India's recent bilateral and multi-lateral defence dialogues.

India and Japan, along with US had also focused on anti-submarine warfare in the trilateral exercise Malabar in July this year. China had said at that time that it hoped the exercise is not aimed at other countries.

Maritime security was a key subject during interactions between Defence MinisterNirmala Sitharaman and French Defence Minister Florence Parly, as well as with US Defence Secretary James Mattis during their recent visits. When then Defence MinisterArun Jaitley went to Japan for a bilateral defence dialogue in September, maritime security was again in focus.
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Good initiative. but IN does need more P-8's and hopefully indigenous MRMP based on C-295.
 

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Cabinet apprised of the MoU between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for cooperation in the field of outer space


The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on November 11, 2016 at Tokyo, Japan between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for cooperation in the field of outer space.
 

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International Collaborations and Platforms of engagement

· MoC with Government of Japan: A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) was signed between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Government of Japan on 17th October, 2017 at Tokyo. This MoC was earlier approved by the Union Cabinet in its meeting held on llft October,2017. The MoC on TITP is expected to significantly expand the bilateral cooperation between India and Japan in the field of skill development. India is the third country with which Japan has signed the MoC as per requirements of the Technical Intern Training Act scheduled to enter into force in November,2017




MoC Signing ceremony between India and Japan
 

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CHENNAI, January 13, 2018 00:50 IST
Updated: January 13, 2018 07:45 IST

http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...se-to-benefit-india-japan/article22432563.ece

Patrol vessel arrives from Japan

Japanese Coast Guard ship Tsugaru, a patrol vessel with helicopter, arrived at the Chennai port on Friday ahead of a joint Search and Rescue exercise with India’s Coast Guard.

In an interview on board Tsugaru after its arrival here, Japan Coast Guard Superintendent Yuji Yamamoto, Commanding Officer, said that the joint exercise would help increase mutual understanding between the two countries.

“Since the year 2000, we have been taking a lot of anti-piracy measures in Southeast Asia and India. Collaborating with the Indian Coast Guard, we look forward to mutual understanding of each other’s capabilities, and increasing the confidence level between the two countries,” Superintendent Yamamoto said.

He said this was the eighth visit of a Japanese Coast guard ship to India, and the fifth time the exercise is being held in Chennai.

“During the exercise, helicopters of the Japan and Indian Coast Guard will perform cross-landing operations where the Japanese helicopters will land on the Indian vessels and Indian helicopters will land on Tsugaro,” Mr. Yamamoto said.

Mr. Yamamoto said it was important for all countries in Southeast Asia to join hands to fight piracy. “That includes China as well. At the government level, China and Japan are going in for agreements for joint exercises for mutual understanding,” he said.
 

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Wary of China’s Foothold, Japan Urges India to Help Myanmar

Japan’s special envoy to Myanmar urged New Delhi to play an active role in protecting the troubled country before it falls back into China’s orbit.

“India, with her old relationship, should play a more proactive role in Myanmar,” Yohei Sasakawa was quoted as saying in the Times of India.

Myanmar faces mounting international pressure over the Rohingya crisis, including the threat of US sanctions. At the same time, the special envoy said, China has been taking a greater interest in the conflict.

He warned of security problems for Japan and India as China grows more assertive in regaining its foothold in Myanmar by, for instance, taking a more active role in the country’s peace process.

China is establishing a foothold in Rakhine State with its promise to develop a deep-water port at Kyaukphyu at a cost of about $7.3 billion, a very big investment for Myanmar. But Yohei Sasakawa said there was little coordination between Japan and India on Myanmar, a surprise given how close the countries have become on the security front.

According to the Times, the special envoy was also critical of the administration of US President Donald Trump for, as he saw it, lacking clarity in its approach to Myanmar.

Also according to the Times, he said the Myanmar government and military were wary of moving further into China’s sphere of influence despite sharing an old and deep relationship with the Asian superpower but may have no choice if the West turns its back on Myanmar.

“The Japanese government is supporting the Myanmar government. We would like India to do more. Because of the US attitude, India must step up,” Yohei Sasakawa said.

In November, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited both Bangladesh and Myanmar and urged the neighbors to hold bilateral talks. China has also backed Myanmar at the UN Security Council.

In January, Taro Kono, Japan’s foreign minister, went to Rakhine State, becoming the first minister of a foreign country to visit the region since the latest outbreak of violence there in late August.

“Japan is willing to help [the Myanmar government] make the country a place where communities from different faiths can live together peacefully,” Kono said to a village chief.
 

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Mahindra chosen as Indian partner for Japan’s ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft – Indian Defence Research Wing
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Mahindra Defence, part of the Mahindra Group, has been selected as the local partner for Japanese aircraft maker ShinMaywa’s manufacturing and related operations for its US-2 seaplane in India.The amphibious aircraft can be used for both civilian and military purposes and the Indian Navy is expected to be among the customers for the same in India.

India and Japan inked a $1.65 billion deal to facilitate the export of the amphibious search-and-rescue aircraft to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country two years ago.

“Both ShinMaywa and Mahindra Defence have entered into this partnership with a view to set up MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) services in India and also undertake manufacturing, assembling of structural parts & components for US-2 amphibian aircraft etc,” the Indian company said.

It said the two companies are confident of delivering solutions for this aircraft as mandated by the Indian Ministry of Defence.

“India and Japan are now discussing the methodology of procurement of Amphibian Aircraft US-2 requirements of the Indian Navy. Both nations are working on the way forward to induct this aircraft in India,” Mahindra Defence said.

The deal marks yet another partnership between global defense majors and local companies.

SP Shukla, head of Aerospace & Defence Sector for Mahindra Group and chairman of Mahindra Defence said the move is a boost for MRO and maintenance services in the Indian defence aerospace sector.

“We are committed to absorbing maintenance TOT (transfer of technology) for this large amphibious aircraft in India.”

The Japanese company said the aircraft is especially useful to ensure the safety and security of sea lines of communication, long range fleet support and island/off shore assets support functions.

“These missions when combined in a single multimodal platform such as the US-2 can earn for India the precious goodwill of nations of the Indian Ocean region commensurate with its identity as a responsible rising power. Japan Maritime Defence Force have extensively used this aircraft for many years now,” it said.

This MOU also envisages both the companies to build up a strategic partnership for future versions of US-2 amphibian aircraft.

The aircraft can deal with rough seas of up to 3m wave height, riverine and lake landing and has long endurance and extended radius of operations with large payload capacity, the Indian company said.

It can be used for civilian uses as well as coastal surveillance and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) missions of the Indian Navy.

The ShinMaywa US-2 fleet is deployed by Japanese Maritime Self Defence Forces across their remote islands chain for Exclusive Economic Zones protection, surveillance and Search & rescue operations.
 

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