India-Japan relations: Tryst with AI

In a recent development, during the 18th Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue held in January 2026 in New Delhi, a new push for bilateral cooperation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) was announced. This is a significant stride and signifies the maturation of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries. external affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, launched a new AI dialogue to promote strategic collaboration in AI through joint research, initiatives between universities and companies, the development of Large Language Models (LLMs), and cooperation to foster a trustworthy AI ecosystem.

The Japan–India AI Strategic Dialogue is established under the Japan–India AI Cooperation Initiative (JAI).