India and Japan's recent summit in Delhi has sparked concern in Beijing. Agreements on defense, critical minerals, and AI signal a strategic shift, prompting China to caution against "exclusive small groupings." The summit's focus on economic security, diversified supply chains, and defense co-development, particularly the UNICORN project, directly challenges China's economic and strategic leverage. This collaboration, alongside renewed Quad support, signals a growing regional architecture aimed at balancing China's influence.

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit India during July 1-3 with a delegation of more than 100 businesspeople for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi | India News

The India-Japan summit on Thursday is likely to see a dozen agreements for cooperation in a range of areas including energy resilience, critical minerals and AI, apart from close…

China said on Friday that cooperation between India and Japan "should not target" Beijing after the leaders of the other two countries agreed to work more closely on critical…