During the consultations, the two sides exchanged views on issues of mutual interest in these fields, the MEA said
Japanse PM Abe was scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Sunday on a three-day India visit to hold summit talks with Modi
Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over a controversial citizenship law
However, the details of the summit, including the venue and agenda has not been announced yet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian side while the Japanese side was headed by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Minister of Defence Taro Kono
The two ministers will be leading a Japanese delegation to the inaugural meeting of the 2+2 dialogue
Abe has sought to beef up ties with India across a range of fields to balance China's regional dominance
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will head the Indian delegation
The meeting between prime minister Modi and Abe comes after they met at the G-20 Summit in Osaka in Japan and on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Biarritz in France
Apart from better bilateral ties at the expense of China, Modi will probably seek from Putin support for his new Kashmir policy
The first of a two-part series looks at how some key economic alignments of India are expected to pan out
When it comes to India's relationship with the world, Japan has an important place in it, said Modi
The Cabinet also approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Armenia
India and Japan on Monday inked a bilateral currency swap agreement to the tune of $75 billion. Indivjal Dhasmana explains how it will work
Technically called the bilateral currency-swap agreement, this facility will enable India to save up to $75 billion on tap when the need arises
The announcement comes on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan to further strengthen Indo-Japan business ties
They will hold a formal summit on Monday in Tokyo, during which strengthening bilateral security and economic cooperation are expected to be high on the agenda
Earlier in the day, Modi was affectionately received by Abe on his arrival at Hotel Mount Fuji in the picturesque Yamanashi prefecture
Besides bilateral issues, the two leaders are expected to deliberate on a range of regional and global issues, including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region
Both India and Japan are impacted, but in different way