India, Aug. 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted opportunities for Japan to partner with Indian defence companies and start-ups, particularly in co-development and co-production under the Make in India initiative. He made the remarks while receiving Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is on an official visit to India.

During the meeting, Modi recalled his discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in July and welcomed the steady momentum in bilateral defence and security cooperation. He emphasised that the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan remains important for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and be...