PM Modi won Japan’s heart by calling him ‘little sister’, India got the biggest defense deal till date

A new and very historic chapter has been added to the relations between India and Japan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi at the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit held in New Delhi.

During this, PM Modi addressed Takaichi as his “younger sister”. This was not just an emotional comment, but also a big message of unwavering trust between the two leaders and the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries. In this historic meeting, many such major decisions related to defence, investment, clean energy and modern technology have been taken, which will take India-Japan relations to a new height in the coming years.

The address of ‘little sister’ caught the attention of the whole world

After this high-level meeting held at the famous Hyderabad House in New Delhi, both the leaders addressed a joint press conference. Prime Minister Modi said that this first visit of Sanae Takaichi to India will further strengthen the special strategic and global partnership between the two countries.

Describing Takaichi as his “younger sister”, he made it clear that the relationship between India and Japan is not limited to formal diplomacy, but is based on mutual trust, deep friendship and shared values. This heartfelt statement of PM Modi has attracted the attention of the international media and the whole world.

India and Japan will work together on defense technology for the first time in history

The biggest and revolutionary achievement of this summit was seen in the defense sector. India and Japan have signed the first Joint Defense Co-development agreement in their history. Now both the superpowers will together develop state-of-the-art military and defense technology.

The main objective of this major initiative is to strengthen maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region and maintain the rules-based international order. Defense experts believe that this agreement will not be limited to just making defense equipment, but will give a new and aggressive direction to the cooperation between the two countries in future military technologies, research and defense industry. This will also give a huge boost to India’s mission of becoming self-reliant in the defense sector.

Grand target of 10 trillion yen, India will become the hub of global supply chain

Along with defense agreements, both the countries have played a big bet on the economic front also. Prime Minister Modi announced that India and Japan have set a big target of Japanese investment of 10 trillion yen within India in the next 10 years. This huge investment will prove to be a gamechanger in India’s manufacturing, infrastructure, high-tech industries and development of new technologies.

Apart from this, in the last one year alone, 120 new business agreements have been signed between the industry organizations of the two countries. It is believed that with this historic step, India will emerge as a major center of global supply chain and millions of new employment opportunities will be created for the youth of the country.

Special focus will be on semiconductor, quantum technology and supply chain

During the bilateral talks, both the leaders laid special emphasis on the fact that in view of the current global circumstances and tensions, it is very important to have a strong and secure supply chain. For this reason, India and Japan have taken a big decision to increase mutual cooperation in the most important areas of the future like semiconductor, quantum technology, digital innovation and energy security. Both countries believe that this partnership in new technologies will not only increase the pace of economic development but will also give them the ability to boldly face future global challenges.

New beginning in clean energy, explosive biogas initiative launched

In this mega-summit, another big initiative was taken to promote clean energy, which has been named ‘India-Japan Biogas Initiative’. This special scheme will be directly linked with the ambitious ‘Govardhan’ (GOBARdhan) scheme of the Government of India.

Under this initiative, very modern biogas plants will be set up in different parts of the country. This will enable proper utilization of agricultural and organic waste, create new jobs and employment opportunities in rural areas and provide people with clean fuel for cooking. Besides, it will also greatly help India in environmental protection and reducing carbon emissions.

A golden chapter of India-Japan relations

This 16th India-Japan summit has made it clear to the whole world that the friendship between the two countries has now gone far beyond the limits of just trade or general diplomacy. Big decisions like joint development of defense technology, investment target of 10 trillion yen, 120 new business agreements, mega-partnership in semiconductor and quantum technology and India-Japan biogas initiative are giving steel strength to this relationship.

Prime Minister Modi calling Sanae Takaichi “little sister” became the most memorable and talked about moment of the entire conference. This historic meeting shows that India and Japan will not only advance their bilateral interests in the years to come, but will also play a superpower role in maintaining peace, stability and global balance in the Indo-Pacific region.