16th India-Japan Annual Summit Joint Statement

July 02nd, 10:22 pm

At the invitation of the Prime Minister of India H.E. Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae paid an Official Visit to India from 1-3 July 2026 for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit. Prime Minister Takaichi was accompanied by a high-level delegation including senior officials, CEOs and industry leaders. This was Prime Minister Takaichi’s first official visit to India.

India-Japan Joint Statement on cooperation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

July 02nd, 10:14 pm

The Prime Minister of the Republic of India and the Prime Minister of Japan acknowledged that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an era-defining general-purpose technology that is transforming economies, societies, science and technology, industry and business, governance, and security. They recognized that the choices made today in the design, development, deployment and governance of AI will have long-term implications for innovation, social welfare, economic security, and the international order. Based on this understanding, they concurred in advancing cooperation to mutually enhance the resilience and competitiveness of both countries in the field of AI and to bring about innovation and growth in both countries, in order to build a safe, secure, trustworthy, inclusive, human-centric, sustainable, accountable, and innovation-oriented AI ecosystem.