India, Japan to tie-up for 5G technologies: Reports

India and Japan have decided to join hands in the technical development of 5G and 5G plus technologies with the help of other QUAD strategic dialogue members—US and Australia—and Israel.

India along with its partners now will be setting more technological global standards, a Hindustan Times report said. It is understood that the majority of 3GPP standards have been set by the Chinese telecommunication development companies.

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and the two decided to take the bilateral special strategic and global partnership to a new level.

Both India and Japan have been at the receiving end of Chinese aggression this year with a stand-off with Chinese Army in Ladakh and muscle-flexing in Senkaku Islands.