The Ambassador Series
The Future of India-Japan Relations
10 SEPTEMBER 2025 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (IST)
Ananta Centre, The Ravi Shankar Centre, 7 Jose Rizal Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
Brief write-up
The Ananta Centre, under its Ambassador Series, hosted a special conversation on the Future of India–Japan Relations featuring Ambassador Ono Keiichi, Ambassador of Japan to India. The discussion, chaired by Ms. Indrani Bagchi, Chief Executive Officer, Ananta Centre, followed Prime Minister Modi’s recent visit to Japan and highlighted key outcomes in strategic, economic, technological, and people-to-people domains.
The conversation has emphasised the shift from symbolic ties to substantive cooperation, with major deliverables in defence, economic security, investment, next-generation mobility, and critical minerals. The conversation also underscored Japan’s vision of India as a trusted partner in the Indo-Pacific, while outlining future priorities such as economic security, SME collaboration, defence equipment partnerships, and deeper Quad cooperation.
