NEW DELHI: Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to India and was received at the airport by union minister Jitendra Singh.Takaichi is scheduled to hold formal talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday before attending the Japan-India Joint Economic Forum, which will be attended by more than 100 Japanese business leaders, including several CEOs.Economic security is expected to be a key focus of the visit, the first bilateral meeting between the two prime ministers since Takaichi took office last year. The discussions are likely to centre on strengthening supply chains in sectors such as semiconductors and critical minerals.The two leaders are also expected to discuss regional and global issues, including the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia, as well as developments in the Indo-Pacific, where Japan views India as an “indispensable partner” in advancing its Free and Open Indo-Pacific framework based on the rule of law.Takaichi’s visit follows PM Modi’s trip to Tokyo in August 2025 for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, where the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to expanding cooperation across strategic, economic, technological and security sectors.India and Japan share a long-standing Special Strategic and Global Partnership, with cooperation spanning trade and investment, defence and security, infrastructure, high-speed rail, digital technologies, clean energy and people-to-people exchanges.Earlier this month, PM Modi met his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of the 52nd G7 Summit in France, where the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation, with a focus on trade and investment.
