Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo for the 29–30 August India–Japan summit before traveling to Tianjin for the SCO meeting on 31 August–1 September with planned bilaterals with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.
• Modi told a business forum that Japan’s technology combined with India’s talent can lead this century’s technological revolution, underscoring collaboration in semiconductors, AI, robotics, shipbuilding and nuclear energy.
• Reporting in India suggests Japan could outline a private investment package of up to 10 trillion yen over the next decade, with expanded cooperation on chips, critical minerals and clean energy still to be confirmed.
• Coverage frames the tour as a calibrated response to U.S. trade pressure, with some reports alleging tariff hikes on Indian goods to 50 percent that have not been widely corroborated by official statements.
• Modi received a warm cultural welcome from Indian and Japanese communities in Tokyo, as analysts cast the trip as reinforcing strategic autonomy and India’s role alongside Japan within groupings such as the QUAD.