The 16th India-Japan Annual Summit has provided a powerful platform to celebrate and assess the extraordinary progress made in India-Japan relations — and India’s Ambassador to Japan used the occasion to pay tribute to the depth and vitality of one of Asia’s most consequential bilateral partnerships. The Indian Envoy’s remarks at the summit touched on the full breadth of the India-Japan relationship — from trade and economic cooperation to defence ties, technology collaboration, infrastructure investment and the rich cultural and people-to-people connections that give the partnership its unique character and warmth.