India, Nov. 5 -- The India-Japan partnership enhances strategic stability in the Indo-Pacific at a time when ensuring the region remains free and open has become a more complex challenge, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

India and Japan have a "larger responsibility" towards the Indo-Pacific as major democracies and maritime nations, and must bolster supply chains and invest in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and critical minerals, he said at the India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum organised by Delhi Policy Group and Japan Institute of International Affairs.

Jaishankar's remarks came against the backdrop of sharp strains in India-US relations over the trade and tariff policies of the Trump administration, an...