Visit of Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan to India (January 15-17, 2026)

Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited India from 15-17 January 2026. Foreign Minister Motegi called on Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. He held the 18th India-Japan Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.

2. During the Strategic Dialogue, the Ministers reviewed the entire gamut of the multi-faceted relations including supply chain resilience in critical sectors, investment, trade, technology and innovation, defence, people - to - people exchanges and cultural ties. They underlined the importance of further strengthening the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership in keeping with the outcomes of the 15th Annual Summit of August 2025 and the recent discussions between the Prime Ministers in Johannesburg.

3. Taking forward the Japan-India AI Initiative (JAI) announced by the two Prime Ministers, the Ministers launched the AI Dialogue giving a coherent push to bilateral cooperation in this sector. Both sides also decided to convene the Joint Working Group on Critical Minerals under the Economic Security Initiative to advance collaboration in rare earth elements and critical minerals.

4. The Ministers also exchanged views on various regional and global issues of interest. They stressed the crucial role played by the strong and enduring partnership between India and Japan in ensuring a free, open, peaceful, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific region.

5. The two Ministers looked forward to celebrating the year 2027 as the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.

New Delhi
January 17, 2026