India Backs Quad Group Ahead of Modi’s Japan Visit Amid Strained US Ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's Shigeru Ishiba will review defence, trade, and technology cooperation at the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit to enhance regional security.
- On August 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Tokyo to attend the India-Japan Annual Summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, marking a key bilateral engagement.
- The report noted the Japan-India partnership is institutionally designed for issue-specific cooperation without requiring comprehensive alignment, preserving strategic autonomy, analysts including Pema Gyalpo say.
- Joint naval capabilities and information sharing strengthen regional maritime security, while India and Japan expect to launch initiatives in defence, ship maintenance and space during the visit.
- During the visit the leaders will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership covering defence, trade, technology and people-to-people exchanges, while the program includes bilateral meetings and a business leaders' forum to deepen trade and investment ties.
- The Quad countries recently announced a critical minerals initiative, and the Quad grouping will be a central point of discussion between India and Japan.
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Bullet trains, AI and more… What’s on the cards as PM Modi embarks on 2-day visit to Japan?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is embarking on a two-day visit to Japan today (August 28). He will meet with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, and discuss ways to boost ties between India and Japan. The big focus of the PM’s visit will be Quad and regional security. There will also be discussions on Japan’s participation in India’s bullet train project
Defence, security-related cooperation has emerged as important pillar of cooperation between India, Japan: Foreign Secretary Misri - The Tribune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29 during which he will take part in the Annual Summit with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba with the two leaders slated to review bilateral ties which have expanded in scope and ambition over the last decade and include trade and investment, defense and security, science and technology, infrastructure and mobility and cultural engagement.

India backs Quad group ahead of Modi’s Japan visit amid strained US ties
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The leaders of India and Japan want to further their cooperation on issues such as critical minerals under the framework of the Quad group, New Delhi said on
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