India and Japan agreed on Jan 16 to deepen cooperation across trade, critical minerals, defence and high technologies, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi said after the 18th strategic dialogue in New Delhi. The ministers announced a joint working group on critical minerals and launched an artificial intelligence dialogue to strengthen economic security and resilient supply chains amid growing geopolitical uncertainty.
Key Points
- 1Agree to establish joint working group on critical minerals and launch AI dialogue between India and Japan
- 2Aim to de-risk international economy and secure resilient supply chains amid geopolitical uncertainty
- 3Signal industry opportunities in critical minerals, defence, high-tech collaboration and AI research partnerships
Scoring Rationale
Official bilateral agreements add strategic and economic relevance; limited technical details reduce immediate practitioner impact.
Sources
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