New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, today as part of the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi. The summit is expected to further strengthen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and provide an opportunity for both sides to review the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to India, her first official visit to the country since assuming office. She was received at the airport by Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, including trade and investment, defence and security cooperation, infrastructure, critical and emerging technologies, people-to-people exchanges, and regional and global developments of mutual interest.
Energy security, critical minerals, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and supply chain resilience are also expected to figure prominently in the discussions. Reports suggest that both countries may sign agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation in areas such as LNG supply security and economic security.
The summit comes at a time when India and Japan are seeking to deepen their strategic partnership amid evolving geopolitical developments in the Indo-Pacific region. The two countries, along with the United States and Australia, are members of the Quad grouping and have steadily expanded their defence and maritime cooperation in recent years.
Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Takaichi are also expected to interact with business leaders from both countries during the visit, underscoring the growing economic engagement between India and Japan. Around 1,400 Japanese companies currently operate in India, making Japan one of the country’s largest foreign investors.
