PM Modi holds talks with Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, discusses defence, expertise mobility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met along with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit right here and mentioned bilateral cooperation in areas like innovation, defence and expertise mobility.

“Had a productive assembly with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan. We mentioned methods so as to add momentum to bilateral cooperation in areas similar to innovation, defence, expertise mobility and extra,” PM Modi posted on social media.

The 2 leaders additionally mentioned methods to boost commerce ties.

“We’re additionally trying to improve commerce ties between our nations. A robust India-Japan partnership is significant for a greater planet,” Modi added.

In accordance with a press assertion launched by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, the 2 leaders reaffirmed the significance of the India-Japan Particular Strategic and World Partnership, which relies on “civilizational join, shared values, mutual goodwill and dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific”.

The leaders additionally underscored their dedication to deepening the India-Japan partnership for regional and international peace, prosperity and stability, it mentioned.

The leaders acknowledged the regular progress made in bilateral ties through the fifteenth India-Japan Annual Summit and known as for expeditious implementation of the outcomes agreed upon in a variety of areas similar to protection and safety, commerce and funding, SMEs, Synthetic Intelligence, crucial minerals, semiconductors, infrastructure improvement, expertise and innovation, and people- to-people exchanges, the assertion mentioned.

Additionally they mentioned collaborative alternatives between India and Japan in strategic sectors and exchanged views on regional and international points, the assertion added.

Prime Minister Takaichi additionally expressed sturdy assist for the AI Summit to be hosted by India in February 2026.

This was the primary assembly between PM Modi and Takaichi after she assumed the management of her nation in October.

Prime Minister Modi visited Japan in August this 12 months.

Throughout his go to, India and Japan firmed up 13 key agreements and declarations and introduced the launch of a number of transformative initiatives.

Each international locations adopted the India-Japan Joint Imaginative and prescient for the Subsequent Decade. Constructing on the numerous progress made in the direction of the 2022–2026 goal of JPY 5 trillion in private and non-private funding from Japan to India, an formidable new objective of JPY 10 trillion (USD 68 billion) in non-public funding has been set for the close to future.

The imaginative and prescient underscores the rising strategic alignment between the 2 nations, notably in clear power and rising applied sciences.