Modi didn't hold back on the significance. He said technology would become the strongest pillar of the relationship between the two countries. The deals stretch into semiconductors, quantum tech, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing and next generation mobility, basically the full toolkit needed to build and secure a modern digital economy. India and Japan also signed their first defence co development project, with Modi saying the two nations would jointly build technologies meant to strengthen maritime security and the rules based order in the region. It's worth saying twice because it's easy to miss in a list this long. Japan committed to more than 10 billion dollars flowing into India off the back of those 120 business tie ups.
Energy security got serious attention too, with both sides looking at ways to build emergency LNG reserves and share market intelligence so a shock in global supply doesn't catch either economy flat footed, and officials in Delhi say the summit closed with a joint declaration on economic security, one that criticizes coercive trade tactics without naming any country outright, though most people reading between the lines know who it's aimed at. Tokyo is also expected to open a pathway for around 500 skilled Indian IT workers to head to Japan by 2030. The talks come at a moment when Tokyo's relationship with Beijing has grown tense over remarks Takaichi made about Taiwan late last year.
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