India and Japan Deepen Strategic Partnership with Economic Security and Clean Energy Focus
India and Japan are strengthening their strategic partnership through a new Economic Security Cooperation declaration, focusing on critical minerals, clean energy, technology, and defence. Key initiatives include collaboration on green hydrogen, semiconductors, digital infrastructure, and joint projects like the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train and the LUPEX lunar mission. Both nations aim to enhance energy security, industrial decarbonisation, and resilient supply chains amid shifting Indo-Pacific geopolitics, with trade and investment ties also emphasized during Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit.