New Delhi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit India from July 1 to 3, with the trip expected to deepen economic and strategic ties while advancing cooperation in areas such as investment, innovation, resilient supply chains and emerging technologies.

According to diplomatic sources, discussions during the visit will focus on enhancing investment opportunities, strengthening economic security and building resilient supply chains in critical sectors, including semiconductors and critical minerals.

The visit will also place emphasis on expanding cooperation in maritime security, defence technology and the development of an industrial value chain linking the Bay of Bengal with Northeast India.

During her visit, Takaichi will hold the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The summit will review the full spectrum of bilateral relations and provide an opportunity for both leaders to exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

This will be Takaichi's first official visit to India as Prime Minister and follows Modi's trip to Tokyo in August 2025 for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. The visit is expected to reinforce the two countries' Special Strategic and Global Partnership.

The Japanese Prime Minister will also participate in the India-Japan Business Forum, where discussions are expected to centre on expanding commercial and industrial collaboration.

Sources indicated that both sides are likely to announce initiatives on artificial intelligence cooperation. Other proposals under consideration include a large-scale green ammonia project in Odisha, expanded collaboration in biogas development and efforts to strengthen regional resilience through the POWERR Asia initiative.

"The visit aims to promote economic growth through investment and innovation while enhancing economic security, including resilient supply chains in sectors such as semiconductors and critical minerals," a source said.

The two countries are also expected to issue a Joint Statement following the summit, along with agreements and memoranda of understanding covering sectors such as artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals, batteries, critical minerals and energy resilience.

India and Japan elevated their relationship to a Special Strategic and Global Partnership in 2014. Officials said Prime Minister Modi's visit to Japan last year laid the groundwork for the next phase of bilateral cooperation, with priorities including security, economic collaboration, investment, innovation and people-to-people exchanges.

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Sources also noted that India remains a key partner in advancing Japan's updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) vision under Prime Minister Takaichi, with both countries committed to promoting a rules-based international order.