Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Tokyo on August 29–30 for his first standalone annual summit in nearly seven years with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
• The leaders will review the special strategic and global partnership across defence, trade, economy, science and technology, with several MoUs and outcome documents expected.
• The program includes a visit to Tokyo Electron and an inspection of the Tohoku Shinkansen facility in Miyagi Prefecture, with an agreement anticipated to transfer E‑10 coaches to India by 2030 for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high‑speed rail.
• Discussions are likely to cover the Quad and broader Indo‑Pacific security and economic issues, with recent U.S. tariffs of up to 50% on Indian imports forming part of the backdrop.
• After Japan, Modi is slated to travel to Tianjin on August 31–September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders’ summit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.