
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): India and Japan on Friday expanded their Special Strategic and Global Partnership with the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and other agreements, along with several new initiatives covering human resource exchange, environment, digital technologies, space, and cultural cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba witnessed the exchange of documents in Tokyo as part of the 15th Annual Summit between the two countries. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the outcomes “mark a comprehensive framework for the next decade of bilateral cooperation.”
As per the MEA, India and Japan signed MoUs on the Joint Crediting Mechanism to facilitate the diffusion of decarbonizing technologies, the India–Japan Digital Partnership 2.0 to advance collaboration in digital public infrastructure, and decentralized Domestic Waste Water Management to promote effective reuse and sustainable practices. An MoU was also signed between the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service and Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Additionally, the two countries signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the fields of mineral resources, cultural exchange, and environmental cooperation.
Other notable outcomes include a private investment target of JPY 10 trillion from Japan to India for the next decade, the launch of the Economic Security Initiative to strengthen supply chain resilience in strategic sectors, and the launch of the India–Japan AI Initiative.
The summit also highlighted high-level exchanges between Indian states and Japanese prefectures, including three visits in each direction organized by the foreign offices. Business forums were also established between India and the Kansai and Kyushu regions to enhance economic, cultural, and people-to-people linkages.
This is Prime Minister Modi’s first visit to Japan since May 2023. He was accorded a ceremonial guard of honor in Tokyo.
India and Japan had elevated their relationship to a Special Strategic and Global Partnership a decade ago, and the new declaration further consolidates that bond. Following his engagements in Tokyo, Prime Minister Modi will depart for Tianjin, China, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit scheduled later this week. (ANI)