DEFENCE SECRETARY ARAMANE DRIVES FOR INDO-JAPAN COLLABORATION IN EMERGING MILITARY TECHNOLOGY

Indian Defence Secretary

Giridhar Aramane invited Japanese industries to look at investment opportunities in India under ‘Make in India’, in policy dialogue with Japan at the 7th IndiaJapan Defence Policy Dialogue in New Delhi.

He was holding the IndiaJapan Defence Policy Dialogue with Japanese Vice-Minister of Defence for International Affairs Oka Masami. The meeting encompassed a wide array of subjects, as stated by the the supervision of Climate Change Centre established by the UT with financial assistance from the department of science and technology. To make the city resilient to climate change, the focus will be on optimum management of water, air, forest cover and urbanisation.

A GIS web portal has been made where all the data gener- ated using satellite and field based sensors will be available to citizens. The live monitored information on a map will be available on the site. E-tender for setting up of a geospatial climate change and environmental monitoring, analysis and dissemination portal has been floated by the department of environment.

Ministry of Defence (MoD). These topics ranged from Service-level exercises and engagements to regional security matters, as well as collaboration in defence equipment and technology.

The Japanese Vice Minister also highlighted policy updates from their recently released National Security Strategy and National Defence Strategy.

During the dialogue, India and Japan also decided to reinforce the conduct of the inaugural fighter exercise ‘Veer Guardian’ between Indian Air Force and the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force. The focus placed by Defence Secretary Aramane was on fostering a stronger partnership between the defence industries of both nations.

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