Archive · 22 Dec 2025
India and Japan Strengthen Disaster Cooperation
India and Japan are talking about how to work together better.
India's new ambassador to Japan, Nagma Mallick, met with important Japanese leaders.
They discussed how to help each other when disasters happen, like earthquakes or floods.
They also talked about making their countries' friendship stronger in areas like defense, innovation, and trade.
The leaders of both countries, Prime Minister Modi of India and Prime Minister Takaichi of Japan, had a meeting too.
They want to make sure their countries can help each other more in the future.
India's Ambassador-designate Nagma Mallick met with Japan's State Minister for Disaster Management Akama Jiro to discuss cooperation in disaster risk reduction and resilience.
Mallick also held meetings with Japan's Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Kiuchi Minoru and Japan-India Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Yasutoshi Nishimura to strengthen bilateral ties.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the G20 Summit to discuss enhancing cooperation in innovation, defense, talent mobility, and trade.
India-Japan relations have been elevated to a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership', with defense and security being a key pillar.
The discussions aim to add momentum to bilateral cooperation in various sectors and enhance trade ties between the two nations.
- Who
- India's Ambassador-designate Nagma Mallick and Japanese officials
- What
- Discussions on disaster risk reduction, bilateral cooperation, and strengthening ties
- When
- December 18, 2023 (meeting with Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy), December 15, 2023 (meeting with Speaker of House of Representatives), November 23, 2023 (bilateral meeting with Prime Ministers)
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan and Johannesburg, South Africa (G20 Summit)
- Why
- To enhance cooperation in disaster risk reduction, disaster resilience, and various aspects of bilateral ties
- Ambassador-designate
- Nagma Mallick
- State Minister for Disaster Management
- Akama Jiro
- Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
- Kiuchi Minoru
- Japan-India Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman
- Yasutoshi Nishimura
- Speaker of Japan's House of Representatives
- Fukushiro Nukaga
- Prime Minister of Japan
- Sanae Takaichi
- Prime Minister of India
- Narendra Modi
- Partnership Level
- Special Strategic and Global Partnership