インド国防相と電話会談　岸防衛相

　岸信夫防衛相は２２日、インドのシン国防相と電話会談した。岸氏は、日印両国と米国、オーストラリアの防衛当局間の協力強化を提案。両氏は東・南シナ海で海洋進出を強める中国を念頭に「力を背景とした一方的な現状変更の試み」に反対することで一致した。
　日米豪印４カ国は、１０月に日本で外相会合を開催。１１月には海上自衛隊が米豪印海軍との海上演習「マラバール」に参加するなど、対中国の枠組みとして関係を強化している。（2020/12/22-19:40）

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, have agreed to strongly oppose any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by coercion or any activities that escalate tension.
   The two ministers confirmed such a position in their phone talks on Tuesday, apparently with China's increasing assertiveness in the East China Sea and the South China Sea in mind.
   In the talks, Kishi proposed the strengthening of defense cooperation among their countries plus the United States and Australia.
   In October, the foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and India held a meeting in Japan. The Malabar naval exercise among Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the navies of India, the United States and Australia was held in the following month, in another move showing that the four countries are beefing up their ties to counter China.