While the India-Japan partnership, among other things, aims to balance China’s growing hegemony in the Indo-Pacific, both New Delhi and Tokyo also seek practical and peaceful cooperation with Beijing. India and Japan are thus seeking to develop resilient supply chains in critical sectors, including semiconductors, energy security, and clean technology.ThePrint reviews the evolving nature of Indo-Japanese ties in terms of regional security, trade, investment, and co-operation, including how Indo-Japanese strategic interests are increasingly converging in North East India and the larger Bay of Bengal region through collaborative connectivity and infrastructure projects.‘Confluence of the Two Seas’ A major catalyst for closer…