New Delhi, May 4 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart General Nakatani in New Delhi on Monday.

Both sides will exchange views and ideas on the current regional & international security situation and discuss ways to further deepen the bilateral defence cooperation, according to the Ministry of Defence.

India and Japan share a long-term friendship, which has further gained qualitative momentum after the elevation of this collaboration to Special Strategic and Global Partnership in 2014. Defence and security are important pillars of the ties between the two countries.

Defence exchanges between India and Japan have gained strength in recent years due to the growing convergence on str...