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JULY 10, 2026

India and Japan Strengthen Indo-Pacific

Partnership with Focus on Quad

From economic security to defense cooperation, India and Japan are reinforcing their strategic

partnership as they seek to shape a free, open and resilient Indo-Pacific.

OUR BUREAU prominently in the summit outcomes.
Through the Joint Statement on
New Delhi
Energy Resilience, India and Japan
he India-Japan relationship agreed to strengthen cooperation on
entered a significant new strategic petroleum reserves, crude
Tphase this week as Prime Min- oil stockpiling, maritime energy
ister Narendra Modi and Japanese transport and clean energy. The two
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi un- countries will exchange best practices
veiled an ambitious roadmap aimed on emergency response mechanisms
at deepening cooperation across stra- and reserve management while ex-
tegic sectors while reaffirming their ploring joint investments in maritime
shared commitment to a free, open energy transport infrastructure.
and rules-based Indo-Pacific. The The launch of the India-Japan
outcomes of the 16th India-Japan Cooperative Biogas for Growth Ini-
Annual Summit reflected how the tiative added another dimension to
partnership has evolved beyond tra- the partnership. Under the initiative,
ditional economic engagement into Japan will support the establishment
one centered on economic security, of 1,000 biogas and organic fertiliz-
advanced technologies, resilient sup- er plants across India through dairy
ply chains and regional stability. cooperative networks. The two sides
At the heart of the summit was also agreed to promote hydrogen and
a 16-point roadmap accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi greet the gathering ammonia projects, strengthen battery
three major policy documents—the at the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum, in New Delhi on Thursday. (@narendramodi X/ANI Photo) supply chains and expand coopera-
India-Japan Joint Declaration on tion in solar, nuclear energy and car-
Economic Security, the Joint State- Both countries expressed concern tors, computer resources, multilin- bon credit trading.
ment on Cooperation in the Field of over economic coercion, arbitrary ex- gual AI models, cybersecurity, gover- The declaration was particular-
Artificial Intelligence and the Joint port restrictions and non-market prac- nance and applications designed for ly significant because it came amid
Statement on Energy Resilience. tices that disrupt global supply chains, public good. questions over the United States’
Together with agreements covering particularly those involving critical Several concrete partnerships decision to drop the word “Indo”
batteries, pharmaceuticals, mobility, minerals and strategic industries. were announced to support these from the name of its Pacific Com-
critical minerals, biotechnology, fi- The summit outlined practical ambitions. IIT Bombay’s BharatGen mand. Rather than allowing such
nancial services and internet gover- measures to reduce vulnerabilities Technology Foundation will collab- developments to influence their own
nance, the package signaled a broad in these sectors. In semiconductors, orate with Japan’s National Insti- approach, India and Japan chose to
expansion of bilateral cooperation. India and Japan agreed to diversify tute of Informatics on multilingual reinforce their shared geopolitical
The Joint Declaration on Eco- supply chains while expanding coop- scientific large language models, vision. The two countries agreed to
nomic Security places economic re- eration in manufacturing, research, while Sarvam AI and Preferred Net- deepen cooperation under the Quad-
silience at the center of bilateral ties. design and skill development. Japa- works will work together on foun- rilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)
It identifies economic security as a nese companies will also be encour- dational AI models. An agreement while aligning Japan’s updated “Free
foundational pillar of the relationship aged to participate more actively in between the IndiaAI Mission and and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) vi-
and seeks to promote project-based India’s Semiconductor Mission 2.0. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade sion with India’s maritime initiative,
cooperation in semiconductors, crit- On critical minerals, the two countries and Industry aims to promote AI MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Ho-
ical minerals, information and com- agreed to deepen technical coopera- startups and innovation, reflecting listic Advancement for Security and
munication technology, clean energy tion and jointly develop an ecosystem the emphasis both governments are Growth Across Regions).
and pharmaceuticals. According to for e-waste recycling to improve re- placing on emerging technologies. According to Foreign Secretary
the declaration, the partnership is covery of strategic resources. Recognizing India’s growing pool Vikram Misri, the leaders held exten-
“underpinned by mutual trust, shared Technology emerged as another of technology talent, the two govern- sive discussions on the Indo-Pacific
values and aligned interests” while major pillar of the partnership. India ments reaffirmed their objective of and drew inspiration from the ideas
recognizing that the “prosperity, se- and Japan elevated artificial intelli- bringing 500 highly skilled Indian AI first articulated by former Japanese
curity and economic futures of the gence cooperation into a strategic re- professionals to Japan by 2030. They Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Misri
two sides are deeply intertwined.” search and development partnership, also agreed to expand joint research noted that PM Takaichi recalled Abe’s
That language reflects the chang- committing themselves to building a programmes, internships and industry landmark 2007 address to the Indian
ing geopolitical environment in the “safe, secure, trustworthy, inclusive partnerships, demonstrating that the Parliament, “Confluence of the Two
Indo-Pacific, where supply chains, and human-centric AI ecosystem.” technology partnership extends beyond Oceans,” which first outlined the stra-
critical technologies and economic Cooperation will span the entire AI government agreements into academ- tegic concept of the Indo-Pacific and
resilience have become as strategical- technology stack, including secure ic and private-sector collaboration. highlighted the interconnected nature
ly important as military capabilities. digital infrastructure, semiconduc- Energy security also featured of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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