3rd India Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held in New Delhi

The 3rd India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue of the Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers of both countries was held in New Delhi on 20 August 2024. The 2+2 Dialogue is a mechanism for both countries to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues of mutual importance. It was started in 2019 to deepen and enhance India and Japan's security and defence cooperation.

India and Japan share close ties and will celebrate the 10th year of their Special Strategic and Global Partnership in 2024. 

India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue  

During the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit meeting in Japan in October 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to start a 2+2 meeting of their foreign and Defence Ministers to deepen and institutionalise bilateral security and defence cooperation.

The first India-Japan 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi in November 2019.

The second India-Japan 2+2 dialogue was held in  Tokyo, Japan, in September 2022.

3rd India Japan 2+2 Dialogue 

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hosted the 3rd India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue. The Japanese side was led by Defence Minister Kihara Minoru and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Yoko Kamikawa.

During the talk, both sides reviewed the bilateral cooperation and explored new initiatives to further strengthen the engagements between the two countries. 

They also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. They agreed on an open Indo-Pacific region.

Later, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had separate talks with the Japanese Defence Minister  Kihara Minoru.

India and 2+2 Dialogue 

India holds 2+2 Dialogues with the United States of America, Russia, Japan, Australia, and Brazil.  With Brazil, India holds secretary-level talks, while with the other countries, it holds ministerial-level talks.

• United States:  The United States was the first country with which India started the 2+2 Dialogue. The first India -US 2+2 Dialogue was held in September 2018 in New Delhi.
• The 5th India- United States 2+2 Dialogue was held in New Delhi in November 2023. 
• Russia: The first India -Russia 2+2 Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 6  December 2021.
• Australia: The first India -Australia 2+2 Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 11 September 2021. The second Dialogue was held on 20 November 2023 in New Delhi, and the third will be held in 2025.
• Japan: First in 2019 in New Delhi, second in Tokyo in 2022 and third in 2024.
• Brazil: The first 2+2 Dialogue was held in New Delhi in March 2024. However, it was led by secretaries of the respective departments rather than Ministers.