Defence Minister Rajnath pays tributes to Japan's self-defence personnel who laid down their lives

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday paid tributes to Japan’s self-defence personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty.

Singh arrived here on the last leg of his five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan with an aim to expand India's strategic and defence ties with the two countries in the backdrop of evolving regional security matrix and geo-political turmoil.

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"My tributes to Japan’s Self Defense Forces personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty," Singh tweeted, along with pictures.

In Japan, Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will join their Japanese counterparts at the '2+2' foreign and defence ministerial dialogue.

The ‘2+2’ dialogue is taking place more than five months after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited India for the annual India-Japan summit.

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.