Srinagar, July 7 -- The visit by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to India is timely for India-Japan relations. This is not just another diplomatic engagement, but an indication of the increasing relevance of collaboration between two nations that are faced with many of the same economic and strategic problems. The international environment has become very unpredictable as compared to before. There have been protectionist trade policies, political disputes, and disruptions in the global value chain that have adversely impacted the economies around the world. Energy importing countries such as India and Japan have found that the security challenges in West Asia and Strait of Hormuz pose new risks for energy importing from volatile are...