US-Japan joint statement highlights importance of trilateral dialogue with India

April 27, 2014

Screenshot_5 A joint statement between Barack Obama (US) and Shinzo Abe (Japan) in Tokyo (Japan) has spotlit a trilateral dialogue between Japan, India and the US for “peace and economic prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and around the globe“. Such a trilateral accord, Japan already has with Australia and South Korea. The statement marks rising importance of the India-Japan ties. The next round of the US-India-Japan trilateral is scheduled for in June, 2014.
US and Japan agreed to strengthen cooperation in the following areas:

Settle maritime disputes in the South China Sea
Policy coordination to address global challenges viz. women’s empowerment, disaster risk reduction, global health, climate change, counter-terrorism, cyber policy, nuclear security, etc.
Building capacities for maritime safety and security to better enforce law, fight illegitimate trafficking and weapons proliferation, and defend marine resources.
Cooperate in the field of disaster risk management especially grounded on the experience of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
US looks forward to a reformed UN Security Council that includes Japan as a permanent member.

Strategic move India plans from India-Japan-US alliance:
India is preparing for a meeting of stakeholders from all 3 nations (India, US and Japan) to begin infrastructure projects in the North-East states of India and which could be further extended through Myanmar, Thailand and beyond. The thought behind India’s planned move is to build East-West connectivity to offset China’s North-South ties in South-East Asia.

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