On November 16, the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Delhi Policy Group (DPG) held an Open Session entitled " The Influence and Promise of India and Japan in Shaping the Future of the Indo-Pacific " as part of the 6th Japan-India Indo-Pacific Forum (Japan-India Track 1.5 Dialogue) co-organized by JIIA and DPG.

Amb. SASAE Kenichiro (President, JIIA) and Amb. H.K. SINGH (Director General, DPG, and former Ambassador of India to Japan) co-moderated the Open Session. The keynote speeches were delivered by H.E. Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and H.E. Dr. S. JAISHANKAR, Minister of External Affairs of India.

Dr. KIKUCHI Tsutomu (Senior Adjunct Fellow, JIIA, and Professor Emeritus, Aoyama Gakuin University), Mr. SHINTO Yasuharu (Senior Regional Coordinator, Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department), Amb. Nalin SURIE (Distinguished Fellow for Diplomacy, Delhi Policy Group), Brig. Arun SAHGAL (Retd.) (Senior Fellow for Strategic and Regional Security, Delhi Policy Group), Cmde. Lalit KAPUR (Retd.) (Senior Fellow for Maritime Strategy, Delhi Policy Group) discussed the international situation and regional order in the Indo-Pacific region, including economic and security cooperation between Japan and India.

The video of Open Session can be watched here
The joint statement can be read here