Overview
- Speaking at the 8th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum, the external affairs minister said the partnership strengthens regional strategic stability and supports global economic balance.
- He said India and Japan will deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, critical minerals, clean energy and space to reinforce resilient supply chains.
- Recent steps include the Next Generation Mobility Partnership, an Economic Security Initiative, a Joint Crediting Mechanism, a clean hydrogen and ammonia declaration, and an MoU on mineral resources.
- An in-person review was proposed after Jaishankar’s meeting with Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi at the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
- August’s roadmap—eight priority pillars, a 10 trillion yen ten-year investment goal, and a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation—was cited as the basis for current work, alongside an action plan to expand people-to-people ties.