[Global Times special correspondent Yang Chen Wu Ming Global Times reporter Zhang Wanshi] According to a report by Japan News Agency on the 29th, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held talks with visiting Indian Prime Minister Modi at the Prime Minister's residence on the same day. In addition to explicitly strengthening cooperation in economic, trade, investment, humanities exchanges and other fields, the two sides also revised the Joint Declaration on Security for the first time in 17 years. After his visit to Japan, Modi will go to Tianjin, China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. His visit to China again after seven years is regarded by the outside world as a sign of the continuous recovery of Sino-Indian relations. Relevant experts analyzed the Global Times reporter that under the current complicated and ever-changing international situation, India is further expanding its circle of friends and promoting trade diversification. This successive trip to Japan and China also reflects that India is seeking a delicate balance among various forces to maximize its own interests.

¡°Modi has received an investment commitment of up to $68 billion in Japan,¡± Bloomberg on Monday, saying the two Asian economies, Japan and India, are strengthening their cooperation amid rising U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty. Japan will encourage private enterprises to invest in India with the goal of reaching 10 trillion yen (about $68 billion) in investment over the next 10 years.

According to Jiji News Agency, the two countries also revised the "Joint Declaration on Security", clearly stating that the two countries will jointly develop defense equipment and jointly research cutting-edge military technologies such as artificial intelligence and cyberspace. In addition, the cooperation between the two countries will expand to the field of economic security and strengthen the supply chain of semiconductors and key minerals. Japanese media said that in view of China's activities in the "Indo-Pacific region," Japanese and Indian leaders hope to demonstrate the unity of Japan and India that hold common values such as democracy and the rule of law. Japan's Kyodo News Agency said that considering China's maritime activities, the two countries expressed "serious concerns" about the current situation in the East China Sea and South China Sea in the statement.

In response to Modi's visit to Japan, the Japanese media paid positive attention, but were cautious about the prospect of Japan wooing India to counter China. Jiji News Agency said on the 29th that for Modi, the Japan-India summit is an occasion to confirm the importance of the US-Japan-India-Australia "Quadrilateral Mechanism" (QUAD) in the face of the deterioration of relations between India and the Trump administration of the United States. The website of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) said that due to concerns about the rise of China, India attaches great importance to cooperation with Japan, the US and Australia within the framework of the "Quadrilateral Mechanism", but also clearly opposes the high tariffs imposed by the US government. In addition, India has traditionally maintained friendly relations with Russia, a position that is completely different from that of Europe, the United States and Japan, which have imposed

According to the Indian Times, Modi was asked in an interview with Japan News on the importance of improving relations with China, he said that since last year's meeting with Chinese leaders, relations between the two countries have made "stable and positive progress". "As the neighboring country and the world's two-most-populated country, stable, predictable and friendly bilateral relations between India and China can have a positive impact on regional and global peace and prosperity. This is also crucial for the multipolarization of Asia and the world."

Qian Feng, a researcher at the National Institute of Strategic Studies of Tsinghua University, told the Global Times reporter on the 29th that Japan-India relations have developed smoothly in politics, economy and other fields in recent years. Under the pressure exerted by the United States on Japan and India in tariff trade, both countries have shown their intention to further unite for warmth, and promoted the coordinated development of Japan-India relations in the dual-track direction of deepening economic cooperation and geostrategic binding.

Wang said that India is looking at the QUAD as an important external mechanism for the realization of its geopolitical interests, and it can be anticipated its willingness to actively participate in it, but this does not mean that India is also joining the SCO through the Quad Front, which reflects India's pursuit of a balanced strategy between the major powers to its geopolitical and economic development goals to the maximum.

Qian Feng believes that Modi's latest statement has a positive effect on correcting India's distorted strategic perception of China in the past few years, and the stability and continued warming of China-India relations are in the interests of both sides.

According to Japan's "Read and Sell News", Japanese Defense Minister Zhou Yuan held talks with British Defense Minister Hillary on the same day to reach an agreement on further expanding security cooperation between the two countries, and issued the first joint statement between the defense departments of the two countries. It is that during the talks, Zhou Yuan highly appreciated Britain's involvement in Asia-Pacific affairs, including the move to send naval aircraft carriers to Japan. The two sides expressed "serious concerns" about the situation in the East Sea and the South China Sea in the joint statement, reiterating "the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait."

In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on the 29th that the Asia-Pacific is a high ground for cooperation and development, not a chess game in geopolitical games. Peaceful development and win-win cooperation are the common aspirations of the people in the region. It is hoped that relevant countries will work with regional countries to do more things that are truly conducive to enhancing mutual trust and cooperation and promoting peace and stability.