Pakistanis alarmed by Japan-India statement citing cross-border terrorism

International relationsAnalysts say Japan's South Asia policy is shifting, while Tokyo official denies the claimFrom left: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Source photos by Reuters and Akitoshi Sugiura) ADNAN AAMIRJuly 20, 2026 10:26 JSTISLAMABAD -- Pakistani officials and experts have been alarmed by a Japan-India joint statement issued earlier this month, when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met her counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi, as the diplomatic document explicitly linked Pakistan to cross-border terrorism.