Navy chief reaches Tokyo on five-day visit to Japan

Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has reached Tokyo on a five-day visit to Japan. The visit is aimed at consolidating the existing Maritime Cooperation initiatives as well as exploring new avenues. During the visit, Admiral Lanba will hold discussions with Chief of Staff, Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, Minister of State for Defence and other Senior dignitaries and Naval Officers.

An official release said, defence cooperation between India



and Japan is robust and is primarily focused towards Maritime Cooperation. Bilateral defence cooperation was institutionalized with commencement of the India-Japan Comprehensive Security Dialogue which was initiated in 2001. 

India and Japan share similar maritime challenges such as long coastline, extensive exclusive economic zone, coastal security and both the navies have opportunities to learn from each others experiences.