Overview
- Speaking at the 8th India–Japan Indo-Pacific Forum, S. Jaishankar said the partnership strengthens regional strategic stability and supports global economic stability.
- He said he and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi agreed to hold a detailed review in the near term to advance implementation of the current agenda.
- Jaishankar cited the August leaders’ joint vision with eight priority pillars and an investment goal of 10 trillion yen over the next decade as markers of ambition.
- He noted the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation as a step that elevates defence and security aspirations between the two countries.
- The minister highlighted focus areas—supply-chain resilience, AI, semiconductors, critical minerals, clean energy and space—and pointed to new initiatives including the Next Generation Mobility Partnership, an Economic Security Initiative, a Joint Crediting Mechanism, a clean hydrogen and ammonia declaration, a minerals MoU, people-to-people plans, and Japan’s co-lead role in an Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative pillar.