US – Japan – India strengthen security cooperation

Join this dialogue with the East Asian secretary in charge of the Indian home ministry Gautam Bambawale, US Assistant Secretary of State in charge of South and Central Asia Robert Blake and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenji Hiramatsu Japan.

Press Trust of India 26-10 lead government source said one of the main focus of this meeting is to strengthen trilateral cooperation on maritime security and security structures shaping Asia – Thailand Binh Duong. The parties will discuss the issue of anti-piracy security of transportation routes in the region to change in Burma, as well as efforts to promote the role of India in the diplomatic architecture of East Asia Forum , ASEAN regional Forum and APEC. Washington wants New Delhi played a pioneering role in the strategic “Asia pivot rotation” of America.

US Assistant Secretary of State William Burns 26-10 has emphasized the strengthening of cooperation of the three countries are expected to “keep an eye on the trends in the region and the return of the hatred may collapse mutual prospects economic and shared prosperity “. He said that the recent friction in the South China Sea and East China is the wake of extreme nationalism are heated ones in the region.

According to Kyodo, the first tripartite dialogue held on May 12-2011 in Washington and the second in May 4-2012 in Tokyo, just months after the US announced the policy shift focus to areas Asia Pacific. The strengthening of the network of existing military alliances is the way to the US to maintain military strength and presence worldwide in the context of the resources of the US slowdown, as US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated in a press conference on 25-10 in Washington.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to have bilateral meetings with Japanese officials in Tokyo on October 15-11. Next, the Japanese defense minister Satoshi Morimoto will come to India in January 12-2012 to promote military cooperation between the two countries, including the introduction of joint naval exercises an annual event.