New Delhi, July 2 -- India and Japan on Thursday unveiled a Joint Declaration on Economic Security Cooperation, agreeing to deepen collaboration across five strategic sectors - semiconductors, critical minerals, information and communication technology (ICT), clean energy and pharmaceuticals - while stepping up efforts to build resilient supply chains and counter economic coercion.

The India-Japan Joint Declaration on Economic Security Cooperation said the two countries would elevate their economic partnership by strengthening cooperation in critical technologies, supply chains and emerging industries.

"This declaration seeks to elevate our economic security partnership to a new level by providing strategic and practical guidance in a m...