Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will begin a visit to India on Wednesday for talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The leaders will focus on expanding trade, investment, and strategic cooperation between the two countries. The visit highlights growing economic and security ties between two key Indo-Pacific partners.
Takaichi and Modi will hold the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, where they are expected to review progress in trade, technology, infrastructure, defence, and people-to-people exchanges. The discussions will also cover regional and global issues, building on commitments made during Modi’s visit to Japan last year.
The two leaders will also attend business events with executives from both countries. Around 1,400 Japanese companies currently operate in India, with nearly half involved in manufacturing. Bilateral trade reached $27.5 billion during the 2025-26 fiscal year, while Japanese investment in India totaled $3.2 billion between April and December 2025.
Security cooperation is also expected to feature prominently during the summit. India and Japan are members of the Quad alongside the United States and Australia, and have steadily strengthened defence collaboration in recent years. Both countries continue to support a free and open Indo-Pacific amid evolving regional security challenges.
Japan remains one of India’s largest foreign investors, supporting major infrastructure projects such as the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. Japanese companies have also expanded investments in Indian businesses, including a recent $1.6 billion acquisition of a 20 percent stake in Yes Bank.