Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on her first official visit to India from 1–3 July 2026 to attend the 16th India–Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit aims to strengthen the India–Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership by enhancing cooperation in trade, investment, defence, technology, economic security, and Indo-Pacific stability.
Key focus areas include Japanese investment in India, supply-chain resilience, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, critical minerals, green energy, and skilled workforce mobility. The leaders are also expected to review progress on the 10-year roadmap for increasing Japanese private investment in India and reaffirm their commitment to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
