Emphasising the need for deeper bilateral cooperation amid growing global uncertainty, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday said that Japan and India should build on their respective strengths to achieve shared prosperity.
Addressing a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their talks at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, the Japanese PM extended gratitude for the warm hospitality and expressed joy on PM Modi’s affectionate reference to her as a “beautiful younger sister”.
She added that both nations are aligned in their outlook and committed to strengthening ties “as brother and sister”.
“Japan and India must leverage our respective strengths to become stronger and more prosperous together. In the midst of international affairs in disarray, the establishment of such an inter-complementary cooperative relationship has become ever more important,” Takaichi stated.
She noted that the two leaders discussed a broad range of issues, reaffirming the many common goals that define the partnership. In this context, she said they identified three central areas to guide their cooperation.
“First, to deepen the strategic cooperation between Japan and India. Our two countries share the vision on the profile of international order we should establish under the current international situation. I recently announced the updated FOIP (Free and Open Indo-Pacific), which focuses on self-reliance and resilience to realise FOIP,” said Takaichi.
“On the other hand, Prime Minister Modi positions the ocean as a shared space that supports regional stability and growth and is promoting the MAHASAGAR, the Great Ocean Initiative, for countries across the Indian Ocean to defend their sovereignty and the sea through their own efforts, which is perfectly aligned with FOIP,” she added.
The Japanese PM further said that both sides also agreed to deepen the strategic cooperation to achieve the common goals.
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