Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan were present at the ceremonial Guard of Honour held at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi held an interaction with Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan during the ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi interacted with Lieutenant General Rajesh Sethi, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Delhi Area, during the Guard of Honour ceremony at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi engaged with Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan at the Guard of Honour ceremony, Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rajnath Singh and Shinjiro Koizumi met General Dhiraj Seth and Admiral Krishna Swaminathan at the ceremonial Guard of Honour, Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026 — underscoring the depth of India-Japan defence engagement. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi was formally welcomed by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, and Admiral Krishna Swaminathan at the Guard of Honour, Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The Guard of Honour ceremony at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026 brought together Rajnath Singh, Shinjiro Koizumi, General Dhiraj Seth, and Admiral Krishna Swaminathan — a visible marker of deepening India-Japan defence ties. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Indian tri-services personnel — representing the Army, Navy, and Air Force — stood in ceremonial formation at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, to honour visiting Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel stood in joint ceremonial formation at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, as part of the official Guard of Honour accorded to Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi received the ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, marking the formal start of his official engagement with India's defence establishment. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was joined by Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh at the Guard of Honour for Shinjiro Koizumi at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi interacted with Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, and Air Chief Marshal AP Singh at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was also in attendance. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shook hands with Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during the ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, signalling a warm bilateral welcome. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
At the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, Rajnath Singh and Shinjiro Koizumi exchanged a formal handshake during the Guard of Honour — a gesture reflecting the growing strategic partnership between India and Japan. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Shinjiro Koizumi and Rajnath Singh clasped hands at the ceremonial Guard of Honour, Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026 — a visible symbol of the two nations' commitment to deeper defence and security collaboration. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi jointly attended the ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, as part of Koizumi's official visit to India. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
As part of his official visit to India, Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attended the ceremonial Guard of Honour alongside Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Shinjiro Koizumi's presence at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026 — alongside Rajnath Singh — underscored the strengthening defence diplomacy between India and Japan in the Indo-Pacific context. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The Guard of Honour for Shinjiro Koizumi at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, with Rajnath Singh in attendance, reflected both nations' focus on bolstering Indo-Pacific security cooperation. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The ceremonial Guard of Honour accorded to Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, with Rajnath Singh presiding, is seen as a reaffirmation of the India-Japan special strategic global partnership. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
On 20 August 2026, Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi was formally greeted with a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi — one of India's most prominent venues for high-level defence protocol events. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
India extended a full ceremonial Guard of Honour to Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026 — a diplomatic salute that signals the high priority New Delhi places on its defence relationship with Tokyo. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's Defence Minister, was honoured with a full ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, in keeping with India's protocol for visiting defence ministers of allied and partner nations. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
India accorded a full ceremonial Guard of Honour to Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, on 20 August 2026, marking a key moment in his official visit aimed at advancing India-Japan defence and security cooperation. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)