The India-Japan summit in New Delhi last week may come to be seen as a defining moment for the Indo-Pacific.
At a time of growing uncertainty over U.S. strategic priorities in Asia, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled that regional middle powers are prepared to assume greater responsibility for sustaining a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
As Takaichi said in the two leaders¡¯ July 2 joint news conference, ¡°By drawing on each other¡¯s strengths, Japan and India can become stronger and more prosperous together,¡± explaining that, ¡°amid a turbulent international environment, building such a mutually complementary partnership has become increasingly important.¡±
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