Takaichi unveil roadmap on energy, tech, defence ties
Takaichi unveil roadmap on energy, tech, defence ties
The agenda - India-Japan Annual Summit
During her three-day visit, Takaichi will participate in the 16th edition of the India-Japan Annual Summit,
a mechanism
- established in 2006 under
- prime ministers of the two countries meet annually,
- each alternating as host.
PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo in August 2025
The summit follows PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo in August 2025 for the
- 15th edition,
- which the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation across strategic, economic, technological and security domains.
A large business delegation accompanies her
and the two leaders will also attend business events with executives from both countries.
According to government statistics, around 1,400 Japanese companies operate in India, with nearly half of them in the manufacturing sector.
bilateral trade
reached $27.5 billion in 2025-26, with Japanese investment in India going up to $3.2 billion between April and December 2025.
Japan is among India’s largest investors
backing major
- infrastructure projects
- high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
- Japanese firms have also increased investments in Indian companies,
- including a recent $1.6 billion deal for a 20% stake in Yes Bank.
unveiled an expansive strategic partnership
Amid global
- trade disruptions,
- concerns of economic coercion,
- and volatile energy markets,
- energy security,
- resilient supply chains,
- and emerging technologies,
- while also stepping up defence cooperation to reinforce a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.
economic and energy security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi positioned economic and energy security as the defining pillars of the next phase of bilateral ties,
announcing a
- joint roadmap on economic security,
- a new framework on mobility,
- an artificial intelligence (AI) partnership,
- and agreements spanning critical minerals, batteries, pharmaceuticals, and biogas.
maritime and defence cooperation
The two sides also moved to deepen maritime and defence cooperation amid growing strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific, with plans for
- more naval exercises,
- defence technology collaboration,
- and an early convening of the India-Japan 2+2 ministerial dialogue.
Stressing that “economic security is shared security and energy transition is shared opportunity”, Modi said
India and Japan had prepared a joint roadmap to strengthen supply chain resilience in
- semiconductors,
- quantum technologies,
- and advanced materials.
build 1,000 biogas and organic fertiliser plants in India
He said the two countries had also launched an initiative to build
- 1,000 biogas
- organic fertiliser plants in India, complementing the Centre’s GOBARdhan programme,
- batteries,
- green hydrogen
- and nuclear energy.
Takaichi - changing geopolitical environment
saying both countries faced challenges arising from
- “economic weaponisation
- non-market practices”
- needed to urgently build resilient critical mineral supply chains.
She also referred to disruptions in global energy markets
arising from the situation in West Asia and announced
launch of a bilateral dialogue
to strengthen India’s petroleum stockpiling system. Japan, she added, would continue to support India’s bid for membership of the International Energy Agency.
Modi referred to Takaichi as his “younger sister”
and highlighted her roots in Japan’s Nara Prefecture, which he noted shared historic Buddhist linkages with India.
The Japanese Prime Minister responded, saying, “You called me a beautiful younger sister, Prime Minister Modi, but at the small meeting before the big meeting,
we confirmed that we are on the same page and develop this relationship as brother and sister. Japan and India must leverage our respective strengths to become stronger and more prosperous together.”
Rules-based Indo-Pacific a priority
The two leaders also underscored concerns over preserving a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.
agreement on the India-Japan Core Development Project
Modi said a “free, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific” remained a shared priority for both democracies,
while announcing an agreement on the India-Japan Core Development Project under the Naval Radio Antenna Unicorn programme,
which he said would “open a new chapter” in bilateral defeNCe cooperation and contribute to regional peace, maritime security, and the rules-based order.
Takaichi said Japan’s updated vision
for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific and India’s MAHASAGAR initiative reflected common strategic objectives, adding that maritime security was “especially important” for regional peace and stability.
joint exercise
She announced that a destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and Indian naval vessels would undertake a
- joint exercise,
- with the two sides also expanding cooperation on naval maintenance and repair,
- defence equipment under the Make in India framework, and other security initiatives.
Technology, the ‘strongest pillar’
Calling technology cooperation the “strongest pillar” of future ties, Modi said the two countries had issued a
- joint statement on AI,
- while several institutions associated with the IndiaAI Mission signed agreements with Japanese partners.
- “The coming together of Japan’s precision technology and India’s software capability will give new speed and strength to global AI development,” he said.
two governments exchanged agreements covering
- economic and energy security,
- including cooperation in geological and mineral exploration,
- pharmaceuticals and medical devices,
- batteries,
- biogas and organic fertilisers,
- as well as collaboration between the IndiaAI Mission and Japan in artificial intelligence.
The state GOV cooperation
In 2025-26, the Chief Ministers of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh made official visits to Japan and engaged with their counterparts,
while governors of several Japanese prefectures have also visited India. This has culminated in the launch of the India-Japan Governors Network in February 2026.
institutional mechanism for the development of the North-East
Japan is the only country with which India has a dedicated institutional mechanism for the development of the North-East – the India-Japan Act East Forum.
connectivity and development in Northeast India
India and Japan are partnering on connectivity and development in Northeast India, including projects in
- infrastructure,
- urban renewal,
- energy,
- agriculture,
- tourism and
- skills.
as a bridge connecting South Asia
The North-East fits into Japan’s vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific as a bridge connecting South Asia with Southeast Asia.
During his speech at the Kizuna Conclave in Shillong in February 2026, Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii said,
“Northeast India is a region where India’s ‘Act East’ policy, promoted by Prime Minister Modi, and Japan’s vision of a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ are put into practice.”
10 trillion yen investment target
The leaders also reaffirmed their economic ambitions. Modi said nearly
- 120 new business agreements had been concluded over the past year,
- bring investments of more than $10 billion into India.
- He reiterated the target of attracting 10 trillion yen in Japanese investment over the next decade
- while doubling the number of Japanese companies operating in India.
India-Japan Mobility Partnership Framework
The two sides also unveiled an India-Japan Mobility Partnership Framework aimed at expanding cooperation beyond the
- automobile sector into shipbuilding,
- aviation and logistics,
- research,
- education,
- startups,
- skilling and talent mobility.
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