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India-Japan Sign MOA on Maritime Security Cooperation
India and Japan newly sign a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) on maritime security cooperation. It establishes a comprehensive operational framework to deepen ties between the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) across the Indo-Pacific.
India-Japan Memorandum of Arrangement:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Geographic focus | Applies to the Indo-Pacific, covering the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. |
| Maritime Domain Awareness | Provides for real-time information sharing and intelligence exchange to track maritime movement across the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. |
| Protection of Sea Lines of Communication | Provides for coordination to safeguard commercial shipping lanes via mutual naval ship visits, joint exercises, and reciprocal access to ports and repair facilities. |
| HADR and SAR coordination | Provides for joint Search and Rescue (SAR) and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations, leveraging the Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN). |
| Naval shipbuilding and design | Provides for exploring joint design and production of naval platforms by combining Japanese technological expertise with India’s manufacturing infrastructure under the Make in India initiative. |
| Mine countermeasures | Provides for synergy in naval mine detection and clearance. |
| R&D partnership | Provides for advanced technology research cooperation between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA). |
| Deterrence and rules-based order | Provides for reaffirming opposition to unilateral attempts to alter the status quo by force or coercion, ensuring freedom of navigation and overflight. |
| Theatre commands and special forces | Provides for referencing potential operational cooperation with India’s upcoming integrated theatre commands and expanding exchanges between special operations forces. |
| Diplomatic roadmap | Provides for groundwork for the upcoming Foreign and Defence Ministerial (2+2) Dialogue in Tokyo. |