Japan Eyes India Air Force Links Before Abe Trip Amid China Spat
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Japan and India moved to expand air force ties before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits New Delhi in a few weeks, bolstering relations two months after China declared an air-defense identification zone in a disputed area.
Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony discussed starting talks between air force officials while reaffirming plans to conduct regular naval exercises, according to an Indian government statement yesterday. Asia’s second- and third-largest economies may also conduct pilot exchanges, it said.