The following commentary was published by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore on May 30, 2016. A synopsis is below and the full text can be accessed here.
Synopsis
India and Japan, motivated primarily by shared concerns
about China, have been developing a closer defence partnership defined by
regular maritime exercises and high-level political consultations. The upward
trajectory in strategic ties since 2006 can be maintained, as long as both
countries take certain structural limitations into consideration.