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India Japan Annual Summit 2026 Live Updates: Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on her first India trip and has landed in new Delhi on July 1. Ahead of her trip, Takaichi highlighted the significance of collaboration with India amid increasing uncertainty in the global situation.
Takaichi hopes to strengthen the strategic partnership, economic security and greater collaboration between businesses of both countries as she meets India Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. It is important to remember that Indian PM Modi shared exceptional bond with former Japan PM Shinzo Abe.
India-Japan relations dates back to years and both countries are now eyeing to deepen this cooperation via several initiatives and projects that could help them navigate a world plagued by wars and hegemonic power struggle.
During this visit, Takaichi will pay special focus on the Japan-India Economic Forum, which will see participation from over 150 members of Japan’s business community. Takaichi also highlighted the shared responsibility of India and Japan as major democracies in Asia in ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
PM Modi, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi remembered Fmr Japan PM Shinzo Abe during engagements
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has invited PM Modi to visit Japan next year for annual India, Japan summit, says Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to the media.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (Jul 2) hailed ties with Japan during his opening remarks at the joint presser with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The two leaders signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), announcing a joint declaration on key issues, including economic security, energy resilience, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, pharma, gen mobility, biogas, and upstream development of oil and gas.
India and Japan have consistently maintained high-level defence exchanges. In recent years, the 3rd 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting was held in August 2024, and later Japan’s former Defence Minister Gen Nakatani paid a visit to India for talks with Raksha Mantri in May 2025. In addition, the Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation was signed amid the Annual Summit in August 2025. Japan also participates in multiple bilateral exercises with India, including JAIMEX, Dharma Guardian, Veer Guardian, and bilateral Coast Guard Drills, along with multilateral exercises such as MALABAR and MILAN.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan PM Sanae Takaichi shared a warm moment during the joint presser on Thursday (July 2) as they signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC). While PM Modi called Takaichi “beautiful younger sister”, the Japan PM said they are brother and sister who are on the same page on various world issues. PM Modi called for a “free, open and rule-based” Indo-Pacific, describing it as a shared priority of India and Japan. The Indian PM also said that PM Takaichi’s visit is “writing a new chapter of the ‘Global Strategic Partnership'.”
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi stated that PM Modi's MAHASAGAR vision complements Japan's Free and Open Indo-Pacific policy. She also highlighted defence cooperation between both countries and backs 'Make in India'.
- India and Japan adopt join declaration on economic security cooperation
- India and Japan adopt a joint statement on cooperation in the field of AI
- India and Japan adopt a joint statement on cooperation in the field of Energy resilience
- India, Japan to work in the field of biogas, upstream development of oil and gas; Adopt an MoU
- India, Japan agree on MoU in critical minerals, batteries
- India, Japan sign MoU in Pharma
- India and Japan adopt an MoU in next-gen mobility
PM Modi confirmed during his remark in summit that India and Japan will adopt a joint statement on AI.
PM Modi begins his speech by calling Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi “choti bhen”. He said, "Japan has been an essential part of India growth story". PM Modi opens his remark saying, "I welcome Japan's first woman PM to India for the first time
- India and Japan are one of the most prosporous economies."
PM Modi on Thursday held summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, focusing on expanding economic ties, enhancing resilient supply chains for semiconductors and boosting cooperation in critical technologies.
Ahead of meeting, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in the posts on X, "Taking forward a partnership anchored in trust, shared values and strategic convergence. PM Modi warmly received Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan at the Hyderabad House today."
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's two-day official visit to India includes a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 10 am, followed by bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House. The two leaders will also witness the exchange of key Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and address the media at 1 pm. Later in the day, Takaichi will attend the India-Japan Business Forum at Hotel Taj Palace at 3 pm. She is scheduled to leave for Tokyo at 11 am on Friday, bringing her first official visit to India to a close.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will jointly inaugurate Maruti Suzuki India's new manufacturing facility in Haryana's Kharkhoda today, highlighting growing industrial collaboration between India and Japan. Developed with a planned investment of Rs 35,000 crore, the automaker's fourth production unit in India is designed to manufacture up to 10 lakh vehicles annually and is expected to create over 21,000 direct employment opportunities.
PM Modi and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi introduced members of their respective ministerial delegations to each other at Rashtrapati Bhavan after the ceremonial welcome given to the visiting leader.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is visiting India from July 1 to 3 for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit. Talks during her first visit to India as Japanese PM will cover defence, economic security, semiconductors, critical minerals and Indo-Pacific security. The visit is also likely to push an "Industrial Value Chain" linking the Bay of Bengal to Northeast India. A key area to examine in this context is the India-Japan free trade agreement, and how it sits inside frameworks like the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP). The meeting of the two energy-importer nations is taking place amid a perceived US thaw with China under President Trump. China was once central to Indo-Pacific calculations. That appeared to change in June, when the Pentagon renamed US Indo-Pacific Command back to US Pacific Command, dropping "Indo" from the title after eight years. US officials called it symbolic. The area of responsibility, stretching to India's western maritime boundary, stays unchanged. But the naming carries signal value in this region. Amid this backdrop, let us examine the trade relations of India and Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives in New Delhi this week for her first official state visit to India. According to India's Ministry of External Affairs, the summit offers a chance to "review and strengthen the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation as well as exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest."
The upcoming talks will cover everything from microchips and rare earths to clean energy and workforce migration. The timing is no coincidence. Both nations are actively trying to insulate their economies from China while handling an increasingly volatile Indo-Pacific.
The 16th India-Japan Annual Summit aims to create a 10-year roadmap that is expected to shape bilateral cooperation in the coming years. During the summit, Takaichi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to review the implementation of the framework, which was signed in Tokyo in August 2025. The roadmap seeks to deepen economic, industrial and technological cooperation through eight key pillars while supporting a 10 trillion JPY ($8 billion) Japanese private investment target in India.
- Japan in India is currently synonymous to Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail because the country is financing and providing technology for India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad that is a 508 km corridor. The technology being provided by Japan is Shinkansen technology.
- Japan was the primary financial and technical partner, providing massive Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to fund nearly 80 per cent of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) total cost. This is 1,506 km electrified rail network serves as the economic backbone for theDelhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).
- Japan is the primary external funder formajor Mass Rapid Transit Systems across India, including projects in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad.
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Japan expressed their excitement to visit India as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi. In a post on X, the Japanese Cabinet Public Relations Officer said, "Our heartfelt thanks for your warm welcome. We are very much excited to be visiting India!"
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Takaichi was received by Union MoS (I/C) Jitendra Singh as she landed in New Delhi
Sanae Takaichi's three-day visit to India will follow the following itinerary according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Thursday, 02 July 2026
1000 hrs
Ceremonial Reception
Venue: Rashtrapati Bhavan
Photo Op: AV Media
1130 hrs
Meeting with Hon’ble Prime Minister
Venue: Hyderabad House
Photo Op: AV Media
1310 hrs
Exchange of MoUs followed by Press Statements
Venue: Hyderabad House
Photo Op: All Media
1500 hrs
Business Forum
Venue: Hotel Taj Palace
Contact: Official only
Friday, 03 July, 2026
1100 hrs
Emplane for Tokyo
As Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi landed in Delhi, PM Narendra Modi welcomed her with a special message on X:
"A very warm welcome to India, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. We are delighted to host you on your first visit to India, and I look forward to our wide-ranging discussions tomorrow that will further deepen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Through our joint efforts, we will continue to advance peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond," he said in a post on X.
India Japan Annual Summit 2026 Live Updates: Japan PM Takaichi landed in India on July 1
India Japan Annual Summit 2026 Live Updates: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to arrive at the Rashtrapati bhawan at 10 am