Cebu, Oct. 29 -- Highlighting how India has maintained close ties with its partners in the Pacific Ocean, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday posted a picture with his counterparts, Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi, and the Australian Minister for Defence Richard Marles.

"JAI: Japan, Australia, India", the Defence Minister posted on X, with him holding hands of both Marles and Koizumi, as he stood in the middle.

Earlier on Wednesday, Singh held a meeting with Koizumi on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Cebu, the Philippines, and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation.

In a post on X, Singh said, "Happy to meet with the Minister of Defense of Jap...