Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Tokyo to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit, his first standalone bilateral visit to Japan in nearly seven years.
• The talks center on expanding cooperation in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, supply‑chain resilience, clean energy and defence, with an economic security initiative reported to be under consideration.
• Multiple outlets report Japan may unveil or pledge about ¥10 trillion (roughly $68 billion) for investments in India over the next decade, though final commitments have not been announced.
• Reporting also points to a possible agreement to manufacture next‑generation E10 Shinkansen trains in India, with Modi’s program including a Tokyo Electron tour and a reported bullet train visit to Sendai.
• After concluding the Japan visit on August 30, Modi heads to Tianjin for the SCO leaders’ meeting on August 31–September 1, where he is expected to engage Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.