\n\tThe India-Japan annual summit, led by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, concluded on Thursday, with the two sides announcing 16 outcomes. The two countries resolved to deepen their partnership, with trust as its bedrock, address the challenge of energy security, and strengthen defence and technological cooperation.<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe three joint statements, including one each on energy security and artificial intelligence (AI), conveyed that India and Japan are committed to building more resilient supply chains to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, and on West Asia for their energy needs.<\/p>\n
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\n\tIndia will receive Japanese assistance to build its strategic oil reserves and establish 1,000 biogas and organic fertiliser plants across the country. The two sides will also work towards democratising AI, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, and facilitate greater mobility of skilled Indians to Japan, including 500 highly skilled AI professionals by 2030.<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe two PMs also reviewed progress on Japan\u2019s commitment, made at the last India-Japan annual summit in Tokyo in August, to invest 10 trillion yen in India\u2019s private sector over 10 years. The Japanese side detailed investments made by its private sector over the past year. The two sides agreed to expedite the review of their bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, signed 15 years ago, to boost trade. They also discussed local currency transactions.<\/p>\n
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\n\tTakaichi, on her first official visit to India, received a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the morning. The two leaders later held restricted and delegation-level talks. In her remarks at the joint media briefing, the Japanese PM said, \u201cOur nations are both facing challenges, including the weaponisation of the economy and non-market practices, and building resilient supply chains for critical materials is of utmost importance.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n\tDuring the briefing, Modi said nearly 120 business agreements had been reached over the past year, paving the way for more than $10 billion in Japanese investment in India. He underscored the high level of trust in India-Japan ties. He recalled his intervention at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France last month. At the summit\u2019s outreach session, with US President Donald Trump seated beside him, Modi had said that \u201cmutual trust\u201d has become \u201cthe most important strategic asset today\u201d, but that, \u201csadly\u201d, the world is facing a \u201cshortage of trust\u201d, and \u201cthe future of our partnerships depends on re-building this trust\u201d.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\u201cJust a few days ago, at the G7 summit, I had said that in today\u2019s atmosphere of global upheaval, mutual trust is our greatest strategic asset. And I take pride in the fact that the India-Japan partnership fully measures up to this test,\u201d Modi said.<\/p>\n
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\n\tModi began his address at the media briefing by referring to Takaichi as \u201cmeri chhoti behen\u201d, or my younger sister, and hailed her as a \u201cvisionary and popular leader\u201d. \u201cThe small meeting before and the big meeting… we confirmed that we are on the same page to develop this relationship as brother and sister,\u201d Takaichi said. Modi is 76 years old, and Takaichi turned 65 in March this year.<\/p>\n
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\n\tDuring their discussions, Modi welcomed Japan\u2019s review of the Three Principles on the Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology and said he hoped it would further deepen the defence partnership between the two countries. The two sides agreed to expedite the Unified Complex Radio Antenna project.<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe two PMs stressed the strategic salience of the India-Japan partnership in an increasingly volatile and uncertain geopolitical environment and agreed to advance bilateral cooperation in three priority areas: economic security, energy resilience and technology. They observed the convergence of Japan\u2019s updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific policy and India\u2019s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative and Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe two sides also finalised a mobility framework to facilitate cooperation in shipbuilding, aviation, and logistics. Modi said India and Japan have prepared a joint road map on economic security, through which the two countries will strengthen supply chain resilience in strategic sectors such as semiconductors, quantum technology, and advanced materials. Modi and Takaichi also discussed the situation in the Indo-Pacific, a region that has witnessed growing Chinese military muscle-flexing.<\/p>\n
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\n\tModi said that under the India-Japan Biogas Initiative, \u201cwe will receive assistance in setting up 1,000 biogas and organic fertiliser plants in India\u201d. He said the initiative would give new impetus to sustainability, prosperity, and rural livelihoods. \u201cWe have also taken a significant initiative regarding energy resilience to tackle situations like oil shocks.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n\t\u201cOur cooperation in batteries, green hydrogen, and nuclear energy will make a vital contribution to the world\u2019s clean energy future,\u201d he said. Modi added that the economies of India and Japan are complementary.<\/p>\n
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\n\tModi said the two sides had inked an agreement on their first co-development project in the defence sector. \u201cThis project for a naval radio antenna will open a new chapter in our defence technology partnership. We will now jointly develop defence technologies that will strengthen regional peace, maritime security, and the rules-based order,” he said.<\/p>\n
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\n\tTakaichi was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising senior officials, chief executive officers, and industry leaders. The two sides reiterated the importance of ensuring unimpeded freedom of navigation and the uninterrupted flow of global commerce, including through the Strait of Hormuz. They reaffirmed their commitment to promoting the landmark clean ammonia project in Odisha with continued support from both governments. They welcomed recent progress on metro projects in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Takaichi said Japan fully understands India\u2019s target of commencing commercial operations on priority sections in 2027 and remains committed to extending the necessary cooperation.<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe two sides also acknowledged the goal of introducing E10. They expressed their willingness to explore ways to cooperate on future high-speed corridors to achieve India’s vision of a 7,000 kilometre national high-speed rail network. They welcomed the signing of the Next-Generation Mobility Partnership in the shipbuilding sector, including collaboration in human resource development. They also reaffirmed their shared commitment to developing industrial value chains connecting India\u2019s Northeast with the Bay of Bengal region.<\/p>\n
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\tThe two governments will celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2027 by organising brainstorming sessions involving experts across sectors and promoting regional linkages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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