Free Indo-Pacific a priority for India and Japan: Modi
During first visit to India as PM, Takaichi says both countries are ‘perfectly aligned’ and stresses the need for ‘strategic cooperation’; both sides sealed 129 MoUs on technology, investment and AIA “free and rules-based Indo-Pacific” is a common priority for India and Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while welcoming his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. Mr. Modi said India and Japan would jointly develop technologies that would help in maintaining maritime security and “regional peace”.
“India and Japan are among the biggest economies of the world. A free, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority. We will jointly pave the way for peace, stability and progress for the entire region,” Mr. Modi said.
“In the field of defence, India and Japan have done the first agreement for co-development of projects. This agreement on naval radio antenna will open a new chapter of defence technology partnership. Now, we will jointly develop such technologies that will help in maintaining regional peace, maritime security, and strengthen rules-based order,” Mr. Modi added.
Ms. Takaichi, who arrived in New Delhi on July 1 for her first visit to India as Prime Minister, renewed her call for an updated free and open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) and emphasised the need for “strategic cooperation”. She said the two countries were “perfectly aligned”.
Mr. Modi and Ms. Takaichi attended an economic session in which Indian and Japanese companies sealed 129 memoranda of understanding on technology, investment, and artificial intelligence.
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