'India, Japan partnership key to stable Indo-Pacific'

The India-Japan partnership enhances strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific at a time when ensuring the region remains free and open has become a more complex challenge, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

- HT Correspondent

India and Japan have a “larger responsibility” towards the Indo-Pacific as major democracies and maritime nations, and must bolster supply chains and invest in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and critical minerals, he said at the India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum organised by Delhi Policy Group and Japan Institute of International Affairs.

Jaishankar's remarks came against the backdrop of sharp strains in India-US relations over the trade and tariff policies of the Trump administration, and uncertainty over the holding of the Quad Summit, which brings together the leaders of India, Australia, Japan and the US.