New Delhi, July 2 -- India and Japan have agreed to move forward with upgrading their 15-year-old Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirming Tokyo's willingness to review and modernise the pact during bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday.

Addressing a special media briefing on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's three-day official visit to India (July 1-3), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that the proposed upgrade of the CEPA was discussed at the summit.

"Yes, it was discussed, I can confirm that," Misri said in response to a question on whether the CEPA upgrade figured in the leaders' talks.

He said Prime...