Reciprocal Access Agreement b/w Japan and Australia

Reciprocal Access Agreement bw Japan and Australia

Question: Japan signed ‘Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA)’ with which of the following country?
(a) Australia
(b) Austria
(c) India
(d) China
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:

  • Japan has signed a historic Defence Agreement with Australia, to ensure a secure and stable Indo-Pacific region.
  • It establishes a defence cooperation framework that will allow the stationing of troops in each other’s countries along with the staging of joint training exercises and disaster support.
  • The “quasi-alliance” between Japan and Australia has blossomed in recent years amid heightened geopolitical tensions and rising competition in the Indo-Pacific.
  • Both countries share concerns over China’s assertiveness and expanding maritime activities in the East and South China Seas.
  • Australia-China relations have deteriorated in recent times, with China imposing economic and diplomatic sanctions, particularly in response to Australia’s call for an inquiry into the origins of the Covid-19 virus.
  • The Reciprocal Access Agreement is a bilateral defense and security pact between the governments of Australia and Japan that provides for shared military training and military operations.

BY: AMIT GUPTA

Reference: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/japan-and-australia-ties-blossom#:~:text=Japan%20and%20Australia%20this%20month,training%20exercises%20and%20disaster%20support.