Simran Walia
Significantly, in 2024 two major Asian democracies, Japan and India, celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Special Strategic and Global Partnership. This special relationship, forged under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, significantly increased strategic collaboration between India and Japan. In addition to their business relationship, India and Japan share a long history of Buddhism and a close people-to-people bond. Japan and India’s bilateral partnership is growing and demonstrating a variety of cooperative efforts. 2024 also saw the re-election of Modi as India’s prime minister for a third term and the election of Japan’s new Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.
India and Japan have similar perspectives on economic growth, strategic objectives, and regional security. The two countries now work together on several fronts, including trade, investments, technology, security, and defense, as the relationship has developed into a strategic partnership in recent years. India and Japan are leading efforts to keep the Indo-Pacific region stable in the current geopolitical environment, which has made the region a focus of international attention.
Security ties between the two nations have been expanding, and 2024 saw several notable developments. The revised National Security Strategy Document (NSS) of Japan in 2022 showcased ambitions for cooperation with India to grow. Japan and India do not currently have any direct bilateral concerns, and have every incentive to continue strengthening their partnership given that China continues to be both nations’ primary and immediate security worry.
Dr S. Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, travelled to Japan in March 2024. Jaishankar and his then-counterpart, Kamikawa Yoko, reviewed the India-Japan special strategic and global relationship during the 16th India-Japan Strategic Dialogue. Strengthening the semiconductor supply chain and promoting India as a dependable location for chip manufacturing were two of Jaishankar’s top concerns during his trip to Japan. The two ministers pledged to actively promote collaboration in defense technologies and equipment, and they applauded the holding of coordinated security training exercises by all of their armed forces. Additionally, the two ministers decided to expand the chances for cooperation in space, the internet, and other developing fields.
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