India & Japan Logistics Agreement

India-Japan Logistics Agreement

One logistics agreement that was concluded recently between India and Japan is huge! The Agreement entitled Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) will allow each country's armed forces to share bases, repair facilities, and resupply each other during exercises and operations. India has similar agreements with the USA, Australia, France, Oman and Singapore.

About the Agreement

India and Japan have agreed to enhance maritime cooperation, especially between their navies, as part of a broader strategic partnership in the region. The agreement is expected to upgrade naval cooperation between the two countries, including mutual visits by their navies and possible exchanges between the two nations’ maritime training institutions.

The agreement establishes the enabling framework for closer cooperation between the armed forces of both countries in reciprocal provision of supplies and services while engaged in bilateral training activities, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Humanitarian International Relief and other mutually agreed activities.

Importance of the Agreement

Amid the growing tensions between India and China along the Line of Actual Control which is likely to escalate further, with the ACSA agreement with Japan in place, the Indian Navy is going to get access to the Japanese base in Djibouti and the Japanese will get access to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

With an agreement in place with France, New Delhi has got an access to Djibouti and an agreement with Japan will help too.

And with ACSA in place, the Japanese Navy will get access to the facilities at A&N. The ACSA is being negotiated since 2018.

It will also enhance the interoperability, assist in maintaining regional security and further increase the bilateral defence engagements between the two countries.

It will remain in force for 10 years and will be automatically extended for periods of 10 years unless one of the parties decides to end it.

The agreement is being interpreted as a coming together of Japan and India when India is having a border standoff with China at Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

India-Japan Defence Cooperation

In 2019, India and Japan held the first-ever ministerial-level 2+2 dialogue. This dialogue involves the Defence and Foreign Ministers on both sides and is seen as an endorsement of the special strategic partnership between India and Japan.

The first-ever ministerial-level 2+2 dialogue between India and Japan was held in 2019 which involves the Defence and Foreign Ministers on both sides and is seen as an endorsement of the special strategic partnership between India and Japan.

India and Japan defence forces organize a series of bilateral exercises namely, JIMEX (naval exercise), SHINYUU Maitri (air force exercise), and Dharma Guardian (military exercise). Both countries also participate in Malabar exercise with the USA.

India and Japan have just worked out the details of a military logistics agreement while further strengthening their commitment to closer Indo-Japan defense cooperation for regional peace, stability and prosperity.

India and Japan have now agreed to a bilateral global partnership geared towards building capacities of both armies for external security cooperation and while ensuring strategic compatibility with the United States.

India-Japan Cooperation in the defence sector has strengthened. In addition to defence equipment and technology cooperation programmes between the two countries, the Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defence Force are also part of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), which also includes Australia and US.