The day's media coverage underscored the deepening strategic partnership between India and Japan. Reports in the late morning detailed India's outreach to Japan to address U.S. tariff issues, following a meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Ishiba, connecting to earlier concerns about tariffs on Japanese industries. Modi further articulated a vision for a multipolar world centered on the Global South and emphasized the urgent need to strengthen bilateral ties. This engagement culminated in a Tokyo summit, which outlined a path for the coming decade and, significantly, saw the revision of the Japan-India Security Declaration, the first in 17 years. Domestically, warnings about extreme heat persisted across multiple regions, and Honda announced the relocation of its headquarters to Tokyo Station.