India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Yamanakako village, Yamanashi prefecture, Oct 28, 2018. (SUO TAKEKUMA/KYODO NEWS VIA AP)

NEW DELHI - India and Japan have signed an agreement that will provide their militaries access to each other’s bases for supplies and services, the Indian defence ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

The two countries have built close defence ties in recent years.

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“The agreement will also enhance the interoperability between the Armed Forces of India and Japan,” the defence ministry said in the statement.

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