New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar addressed the 8th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum underscoring the growing strategic convergence between New Delhi and Tokyo and its centrality to maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.

Dr Jaishankar commended the Delhi Policy Group and the Japan Institute of International Affairs for their role in nurturing the annual dialogue. He said that the India-Japan partnership, which has "deepened remarkably in recent decades," holds greater value than ever before in enhancing both regional stability and global economic resilience.

Dr. Jaishankar stressed that maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific has become a "stronger imperative but also a mor...