India-Japan relation in 2025
India–Japan Relations in 2025: A New Golden Chapter 1. A Visionary Summit in Tokyo On August 29–30, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. They signed 12 key agreements , unveiling a Joint Vision for the Next Decade , focused on trade, economic resilience, defence, technology, and people-to-people ties . Japan pledged ¥10 trillion (~$68 billion) in private-sector investment to India over the next decade . 2. Strategic Security Partnership A Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation was adopted addressing both traditional and non-traditional threats—terrorism, cybersecurity, AI, robotics, quantum tech, and space, alongside enhanced defense dialogues and institutional mechanisms for coordination . Both leaders reaffirmed commitment to a free, rules-based Indo-Pacific , supporting ASEAN centrality, upholding maritime freedom, and enhancing Quad cooperation . 3. Technolo...