India, July 4 -- At Thursday's summit, India and Japan agreed to Deepen economic cooperation, and co-develop military hardware

China on Friday reacted cautiously to the newly announced strategic initiatives between India and Japan, warning that bilateral cooperation should not target third countries or deepen regional divisions.

The remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi unveiled a series of agreements covering critical minerals, defence cooperation, energy security and economic partnerships during summit talks in New Delhi.

Responding to questions on the India-Japan critical minerals initiative, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that international cooperati...