India and Japan have been in talks on strengthening bilateral defense cooperation . Both Asian countries have endured an uneasy relationship with China . Japan has long regarded India as a powerful counterweight to China 's strategic ambitions . Yet trade between China and Japan dwarfs that between Tokyo and India .
India and Japan have been in talks on expanded bilateral defense cooperation . Both Asian powers have endured an uneasy relationship with China . Japan has long regarded India as a powerful counterweight to Beijing 's strategic rise . Yet trade between China and Japan dwarfs trade between Tokyo and India .