75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic ties 2027
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July 09, 2026
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Why in News?
16th India-Japan annual summit was held recently at New Delhi.
India and Japan will celebrate 2027 as the 'India-Japan Year of Shared Horizons'.
IMAGE-75– It will be launched to support people-to-people exchanges and promote co-creation in such areas.
RASA-75– It will be launched as a year-long India-Japan arts and culture journey.
SPORT-75– It will be launched to promote human exchanges and cooperation between India and Japan in the field of sports.
Both sides will launch 'Cricket Kizuna-75'.
India-Japan relations were elevated to Global Partnership in 2000, Strategic and Global Partnership in 2006, and Special Strategic and Global Partnership in 2014.
After World War-II, India did not attend the San Francisco Conference but decided to conclude a separate Peace Treaty with Japan on 28 April 1952.
