<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim to expand India's defence and security ties with the two countries.</p>.<p>In Japan, Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will join their Japanese counterparts under the framework of '2+2' foreign and defence ministerial dialogue, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Singh will visit Mongolia from September 5 to 7 while his tour of Japan will be from September 8-9.</p>.<p>It is learnt that the '2+2' dialogue is planned for September 8.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/us-india-22-intersessional-meeting-and-maritime-security-dialogue-in-delhi-next-week-1142008.html" target="_blank">US-India 2+2 Intersessional Meeting and Maritime Security Dialogue in Delhi next week</a></strong></p>.<p>The dialogue is taking place over five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit.</p>.<p>At the summit in New Delhi, Kishida announced an investment target of five trillion Yen (Rs 3,20,000 crore) in India over the next five years.</p>.<p>In the 2+2 dialogue, the two sides are expected to deliberate on ways to further expand bilateral cooperation in the areas of defence and security besides taking stock of the developments in the Indo-Pacific, the people cited above said.</p>.<p>The Japanese delegation will be headed at the talks by Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada.</p>.<p>The dialogue is scheduled around three weeks ahead of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral on September 27 in Tokyo.</p>.<p>The '2+2' dialogue with Japan was initiated in 2019 to deepen bilateral security and defence cooperation further and bring greater depth to the special strategic and global partnership between the two countries.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/video/national/bangladesh-doesnt-depend-on-indian-cows-says-pm-hasina-on-cattle-smuggling-issue-1142058.html" target="_blank">Bangladesh doesn't depend on Indian cows, says PM Hasina on cattle smuggling issue</a></strong></p>.<p>India has the '2+2' ministerial format of dialogue with very few countries including the US, Japan, Australia and Russia. India's defence and security ties with Mongolia are also on an upswing.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Mongolia in May 2015, bringing a renewed vigour to the ties in diverse areas including defence and security.</p>.<p>During the visit, India announced a $1 billion line of credit to Mongolia for infrastructure development and upgraded their ties to the strategic partnership. Joint India-Mongolia military exercise 'Nomadic Elephant' is held annually.</p>.<p>The last two editions of the exercise were held at Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) in September 2018 and in October 2019 at Himachal Pradesh.</p>
<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim to expand India's defence and security ties with the two countries.</p>.<p>In Japan, Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will join their Japanese counterparts under the framework of '2+2' foreign and defence ministerial dialogue, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Singh will visit Mongolia from September 5 to 7 while his tour of Japan will be from September 8-9.</p>.<p>It is learnt that the '2+2' dialogue is planned for September 8.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/us-india-22-intersessional-meeting-and-maritime-security-dialogue-in-delhi-next-week-1142008.html" target="_blank">US-India 2+2 Intersessional Meeting and Maritime Security Dialogue in Delhi next week</a></strong></p>.<p>The dialogue is taking place over five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit.</p>.<p>At the summit in New Delhi, Kishida announced an investment target of five trillion Yen (Rs 3,20,000 crore) in India over the next five years.</p>.<p>In the 2+2 dialogue, the two sides are expected to deliberate on ways to further expand bilateral cooperation in the areas of defence and security besides taking stock of the developments in the Indo-Pacific, the people cited above said.</p>.<p>The Japanese delegation will be headed at the talks by Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada.</p>.<p>The dialogue is scheduled around three weeks ahead of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral on September 27 in Tokyo.</p>.<p>The '2+2' dialogue with Japan was initiated in 2019 to deepen bilateral security and defence cooperation further and bring greater depth to the special strategic and global partnership between the two countries.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/video/national/bangladesh-doesnt-depend-on-indian-cows-says-pm-hasina-on-cattle-smuggling-issue-1142058.html" target="_blank">Bangladesh doesn't depend on Indian cows, says PM Hasina on cattle smuggling issue</a></strong></p>.<p>India has the '2+2' ministerial format of dialogue with very few countries including the US, Japan, Australia and Russia. India's defence and security ties with Mongolia are also on an upswing.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Mongolia in May 2015, bringing a renewed vigour to the ties in diverse areas including defence and security.</p>.<p>During the visit, India announced a $1 billion line of credit to Mongolia for infrastructure development and upgraded their ties to the strategic partnership. Joint India-Mongolia military exercise 'Nomadic Elephant' is held annually.</p>.<p>The last two editions of the exercise were held at Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) in September 2018 and in October 2019 at Himachal Pradesh.</p>