Tokyo, Dec 9 (UNI) Acknowledging the strategic importance to monitor outer space and oceans, the Space dialogue between India and Japan are moving towards sharing of satellite data and survelliance technologies.
The Japan -India Space dialogue was established in October by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It aims to keep pace with the US,China and Russia in the field of space technology.
The first meeting will be held by March 2019 and focus on the sharing of satellite and radar information, as well as ground infrastructure, to beef up each country's defense capabilities. Japan and India currently have their own systems for monitoring satellite trajectories and ship movements -- both important aspects of national security, Nikkei Asian Review reported.