India and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties, with fresh discussions highlighting expanding cooperation across sectors such as defence, innovation, trade and multilateral engagement. India’s Ambassador-designate to Japan, Nagma Mallick, met Japan’s Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Hayashi Yoshimasa, on Tuesday to review the growing collaboration between the two nations.
According to the Indian Embassy in Tokyo, the meeting underscored the “excellent and growing collaboration” between India and Japan in diverse fields. The interaction reflects the continued momentum in bilateral relations under the framework of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership, which has steadily broadened in scope over the past decade.
The diplomatic engagement comes shortly after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his counterparts from the G4 grouping — India, Japan, Germany and Brazil — on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2026 in Germany. The G4 nations have been advocating reforms in multilateral institutions, including the United Nations Security Council, and the meeting marked the first such interaction at the Munich forum.
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At the leadership level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her victory in the snap elections. Modi emphasised that the India-Japan partnership plays a crucial role in promoting global peace, stability and prosperity, and expressed confidence in further elevating bilateral ties under her leadership.
The two Prime Ministers had earlier met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, where they discussed enhancing cooperation in innovation, defence manufacturing, talent mobility and trade. Both sides acknowledged that a stronger India-Japan partnership is essential not only for regional stability in the Indo-Pacific but also for addressing broader global challenges.
As diplomatic exchanges intensify across multiple levels, analysts view the sustained engagement between New Delhi and Tokyo as a sign of deepening strategic convergence, particularly in the context of shifting geopolitical dynamics and the push for a more reformed and representative global order.
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