"Konichiwa Koizumi San!": Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcomes Japanese counterpart on maiden visit to India

Aug 20, 2026

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday welcomed his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, on his maiden visit to India with a polite, traditional Japanese afternoon...

India, Japan reaffirm commitment to strengthen defence ties and Indo-Pacific security

Aug 20, 2026

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi held high-level talks in New Delhi to strengthen bilateral strategic ties. The leaders focused...

Close alignment on India's MAHASAGAR, Japan's FOIP more important than ever before: Rajnath Singh

Aug 20, 2026

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi in New Delhi, emphasising that aligning India's MAHASAGAR vision with Japan's Free and Open...

India and Japan step up Indo-Pacific defence cooperation, sign maritime security MoA

Aug 20, 2026

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi in Delhi, agreeing to expand maritime security and defence technology...

India-Japan to discuss deepening maritime security cooperation during talks between Defence Minister Singh, Japanese counterpart Koizumi

Aug 19, 2026

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to hold a bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Japan, Shinjiro Koizumi on Thursday. The meeting is...

"Had fruitful discussions on advancing maritime cooperation": Japanese envoy welcomes Defence Minister Koizumi to India

Aug 20, 2026

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrived in India for a two-day visit, starting with engagements at Mumbai's Western Naval Command. Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono...