Japan’s PM Takaichi eyes India trip for talks with leader Modi

The leaders plan to discuss strengthening supply chains of critical goods given concerns about China2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 7:35pm, 4 Jun 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting India early next month to meet with her counterpart Narendra Modi to discuss cooperation on strengthening supply chains of critical goods given concerns about China’s economic coercion, government sources said on Thursday.Takaichi aims to deepen bilateral collaboration in a wide range of fields covering defence, economic issues and cutting-edge technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, according to the sources.India’s high-speed railway project to link the western cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad using Japanese bullet train technology is also expected to be brought up at the envisaged summit, the sources said.02:45Japan’s new arms export rules trigger Chinese warning against ‘moves towards militarism’Japan regards India as an important partner to advance a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, where China has been expanding its military activities. The initiative was first put forward in 2016 by the late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, Takaichi’s political mentor.