16th India-Japan Annual Summit: first defence co-development pact and 1,000 biogas plants
Key facts
- PM Modi and Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi held the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi on 2 July 2026.
- It was Takaichi's first official visit to India.
- The two sides signed their first defence co-development project agreement.
- They issued a joint statement on artificial intelligence.
- Under an India-Japan Bio-gas Initiative, 1,000 biogas and organic fertiliser plants will be set up in India.
Why it matters
[International Relations] India and Japan hold an annual summit, alternating between the two capitals. Their ties are a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership'.
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