New Delhi, July 1 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday (July 1) for a three-day official visit, her first bilateral trip to India since assuming office. The visit coincides with the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, the principal mechanism guiding one of Asia's most important strategic partnerships.

While the agenda includes familiar themes such as trade, investment, infrastructure, defence, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, supply-chain resilience and Indo-Pacific security, this summit assumes greater significance against a rapidly changing geopolitical and economic landscape. From proposals for yen-rupee trade settlement to deeper cooperation in emerging technologies and defence, the out...