Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi on July 1 for a three-day state visit (1-3 July 2026) — her first to India since assuming office in October 2025 — for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit with PM Modi. The summit venue was shifted from Guwahati to New Delhi. Key agenda items include semiconductors, critical minerals supply chains, AI cooperation declaration, Mogami-class stealth frigate co-production in Indian shipyards, UNICORN masts co-production for Indian Navy, and Indo-Pacific security. A delegation of 50 Japanese business leaders, including Suzuki Motor President Toshihiro Suzuki, accompanied the PM.
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16th India-Japan Annual Summit: PM Takaichi in New Delhi; AI Declaration, Mogami Frigates Co-production on Agenda
Key Points
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi on July 1 for a three-day state visit (1-3 July 2026) — her first to India since assuming office in October 2025 — for the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit with PM Modi
- The summit venue was shifted from Guwahati to New Delhi
- Key agenda items include semiconductors, critical minerals supply chains, AI cooperation declaration, Mogami-class stealth frigate co-production in Indian shipyards, UNICORN masts co-production for Indian Navy, and Indo-Pacific security
- A delegation of 50 Japanese business leaders, including Suzuki Motor President Toshihiro Suzuki, accompanied the PM
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• 16th India-Japan Annual Summit: 1-3 July 2026, New Delhi; Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi (since Oct 2025) • India-Japan: Special Strategic and Global Partnership (2014); Takaichi's first India visit • Agenda: AI Declaration, Mogami-class frigates, UNICORN masts, semiconductors, POWERR Asia • Japan: Capital Tokyo; Currency Yen; PM Takaichi is Japan's 2nd female PM
