Japan, India forge new AI and defence ties

India and Japan on Thursday agreed to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, critical metals, energy and defence, while adopting a joint roadmap on economic security as the two countries sought to strengthen their strategic and economic partnership.

The agreements were signed following talks in New Delhi between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is on a three-day visit to India accompanied by a large business delegation.

"Japan and India will leverage each other's strengths to grow strong and prosperous together," Takaichi told reporters after the meeting. "Amid a turbulent international landscape, building such a mutually complementary cooperative relationship has become increasingly important."

Her visit follows Modi's trip to Tokyo last year, during which Japan pledged to more than double its investment in India to more than $61 billion over the next decade, underscoring the growing economic relationship between the two countries.