<p>New Delhi: India and Japan carried out a comprehensive review of their special strategic and global partnership, including in areas of defence, trade and investment during Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra's two-day visit to Tokyo.</p><p>In his visit to the Japanese capital beginning Wednesday, Kwatra participated in the India-Japan vice ministerial dialogue as well foreign office consultations.</p><p>The foreign secretary held consultations with Masataka Okano, the vice minister for foreign affairs of Japan, reviewing the entire gamut of areas in the India-Japan special strategic and global partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.</p><p>It said the issues discussed included cooperation in areas of defence and security, trade, investment, technologies and people-to-people ties among others.</p><p>Both sides agreed to expand both scope and depth of relations.</p>.Technology cooperation featured prominently in India-US talks: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra.<p>"They also discussed global issues of shared interest," the ministry said.</p><p>"At the foreign office consultations with Takehiro Funakoshi, Japan's Quad Sherpa and senior deputy minister for foreign affairs, the foreign secretary exchanged views on the regional situation and India-Japan cooperation in the shared Indo-Pacific region and other issues of common interest," the MEA said in a statement.</p><p>Kwatra also met with other officials from Japan's ministry of economy, trade and industry, ministry of defence, and interacted with Japanese policymakers, thought-leaders, and corporate executives.</p><p>"The visit helped prepare the ground for high-level bilateral exchanges and contributed to further strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation between India and Japan," the MEA said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: India and Japan carried out a comprehensive review of their special strategic and global partnership, including in areas of defence, trade and investment during Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra's two-day visit to Tokyo.</p><p>In his visit to the Japanese capital beginning Wednesday, Kwatra participated in the India-Japan vice ministerial dialogue as well foreign office consultations.</p><p>The foreign secretary held consultations with Masataka Okano, the vice minister for foreign affairs of Japan, reviewing the entire gamut of areas in the India-Japan special strategic and global partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.</p><p>It said the issues discussed included cooperation in areas of defence and security, trade, investment, technologies and people-to-people ties among others.</p><p>Both sides agreed to expand both scope and depth of relations.</p>.Technology cooperation featured prominently in India-US talks: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra.<p>"They also discussed global issues of shared interest," the ministry said.</p><p>"At the foreign office consultations with Takehiro Funakoshi, Japan's Quad Sherpa and senior deputy minister for foreign affairs, the foreign secretary exchanged views on the regional situation and India-Japan cooperation in the shared Indo-Pacific region and other issues of common interest," the MEA said in a statement.</p><p>Kwatra also met with other officials from Japan's ministry of economy, trade and industry, ministry of defence, and interacted with Japanese policymakers, thought-leaders, and corporate executives.</p><p>"The visit helped prepare the ground for high-level bilateral exchanges and contributed to further strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation between India and Japan," the MEA said.</p>