Overview
- External affairs ministers S. Jaishankar and Toshimitsu Motegi co‑chaired the 18th Strategic Dialogue, formally launching a bilateral AI Dialogue led by the two foreign ministries.
- The governments agreed to convene a joint working group on critical minerals in early 2026 to advance cooperation on rare earths and related inputs.
- An economic security track will feature a private‑sector dialogue followed by a foreign secretary–vice minister‑led meeting in the first half of 2026.
- Japan confirmed a technology transfer of the UNICORN stealth antenna system for Indian Navy warships as a flagship defence project.
- Both sides agreed to accelerate the Ahmedabad–Mumbai high‑speed rail, with Japan providing the latest Shinkansen technology, and reaffirmed alignment on an Indo‑Pacific strategy including continued Quad coordination.