NEW DELHI: India and Japan signed on Thursday cooperation agreements covering economic security, artificial intelligence and energy resilience, during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first official visit to New Delhi.
Takaichi arrived in the Indian capital on Wednesday for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, a trip that followed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo last August.
The two leaders held “wide-ranging talks on the full spectrum of India-Japan ties,” covering trade, investment, economic security, energy, emerging technologies, defense and people-to-people exchanges, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said.
“In today’s atmosphere of global upheaval, mutual trust is our greatest strategic asset. And I am proud that the India-Japan partnership stands fully tested on this touchstone,” Modi said, as quoted by his office in an X post.
India’s foreign ministry listed 16 outcomes following Modi’s meeting with Takaichi, including a joint declaration on economic security that covers collaboration in semiconductors, critical minerals, AI, clean energy and pharma, aimed at deepening partnerships and diversifying supply chains.
