日インド２プラス２、８日開催　林外相

　林芳正外相は６日の記者会見で、インドとの外務・防衛担当閣僚協議（２プラス２）を８日に東京都内で開催すると発表した。覇権拡大の動きを強める中国を念頭に、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋」実現に向けた取り組みの推進や防衛協力の拡大を協議。米国とオーストラリアを加えた日米豪印４カ国の枠組み「クアッド」の連携強化も確認する。
　インドとの２プラス２は２０１９年１１月以来２度目。日本側は林氏と浜田靖一防衛相、インド側はジャイシャンカル外相とシン国防相が出席し、対面形式で実施する。（2022/09/06-11:51）

Japan and India will hold two-plus-two security talks among their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo on Thursday, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.
   The ministers will discuss ways to promote the free and open Indo-Pacific initiative and expand Japan-India defense cooperation at the second such meeting between the two countries. The first Japan-India two-plus-two talks were held in November 2019.
   At the upcoming meeting, the participants are also expected to confirm that cooperation under the Quad framework involving Japan, India, the United States and Australia will be made stronger.
   The in-person meeting will be attended by Hayashi and Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada from Japan, and by External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh from India.