External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday underscored the growing strategic and economic partnership between India and Japan, calling it a key pillar of stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

Addressing the 8th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum, Jaishankar said that the deepening India-Japan relationship has “greater value than ever before” and plays a crucial role in maintaining a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific.

“Our partnership that has deepened so much in the last few decades has greater value than ever before. It serves to enhance strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific and contribute to global economic growth. Maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific is a stronger imperative, but also a more complex challenge,” he said.

The Minister noted that the India-J

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