Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyoon Friday (August 29, 2025) on a two-day visit during which he will hold summit talks with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.
During his visit to Japan from August 29 to 30, Modi will hold summit talks with his Japanese PM Ishiba, The Hindu reported.
The two Prime Ministers will hold the much-delayed 15 th annual summit, and are expected to upgrade the 2008 Declaration on Security Cooperation, including defence hardware purchases, launch an “Economic Security” initiative to build resilient supply chains in a number of areas such as critical minerals and Artificial Intelligence, and increase Japan’s investment targets to around $68 billion.
At the India-Japan Summit with Mr. Ishiba, the two sides will release a joint statement as well as the “2035 Vision Statement” for the future of the relationship to upgrade the 2025 Vision Statement announced by Modi and then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a decade ago. The meeting on Friday (August 29, 2025) marks 20 years since the first annual summit in 2005 when Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi met PM Manmohan Singh in Delhi, according to The Hindu.
