Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi to Visit India for Annual Summit
New Delhi — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will make an official visit to India from July 1 to 3 to attend the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit.
Takaichi is traveling to New Delhi at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will be her first official visit to India since taking office.
The two leaders are expected to review the full range of bilateral cooperation and discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
“This visit follows Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Tokyo in August 2025 for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit and reflects the shared commitment of the two countries to further enhance India–Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership,” the ministry said.
Modi met Takaichi on the sidelines of the Group of Seven Summit in France on June 16 and said the two countries would continue expanding cooperation across several sectors.
“Had a great interaction with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan. India and Japan will continue to deepen ties in diverse sectors, with a priority on trade and investment,” Modi posted on X.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also met Modi in New Delhi in May, when the two sides reaffirmed the importance of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership in promoting peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific.
“Delighted to receive Mr Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. Reaffirmed the vital role of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership in advancing peace, stability and prosperity across the Indo-Pacific and beyond,” Modi wrote on X after the meeting.
Motegi said Japan and India were pursuing initiatives in security, investment, innovation, economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges under the Joint Vision for the Next 10 Years announced during Modi’s 2025 visit to Japan.
The two countries also agreed to cooperate in advancing a strong and prosperous Indo-Pacific under an expanded Free and Open Indo-Pacific framework, according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry.
Officials identified investment, innovation, knowledge exchange and economic security as key areas in which the two countries would seek concrete results.
During his visit, Motegi also met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss bilateral cooperation.
India and Japan share a Special Strategic and Global Partnership built on longstanding cultural and civilizational ties. Their regional strategies also overlap through India’s Act East Policy, its Indo-Pacific vision based on the SAGAR principle and the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, as well as Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision. (Source: IANS)
