Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described his Tokyo visit as “productive” and expressed confidence that the India-Japan partnership will continue to scale new heights in the coming years.
Taking to X, the Prime Minister wrote: “Productive outcomes during a productive visit. May India-Japan friendship scale newer heights in the times to come!”
During his two-day visit, both countries announced a series of landmark agreements spanning defence, economy, technology, sustainability and people-to-people exchanges. The major highlights included:
- India-Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade: A roadmap for strategic cooperation across eight sectors, including economic security, technology, mobility and ecological sustainability.
- Defence and Security Cooperation Framework: To address contemporary security challenges under the Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
- Human Resource Exchange Plan: To enable the exchange of 500,000 people between India and Japan, including 50,000 skilled workers from India over the next five years.
- ISRO–JAXA Agreement: Defining cooperation on the upcoming Chandrayaan-5 lunar mission.
- Digital Partnership 2.0: Advancing collaboration in AI, IoT, semiconductors and digital public infrastructure.
- Minerals and Supply Chain Resilience Pact: Focused on critical minerals and joint exploration.
- Environmental and Cultural Cooperation: Agreements on clean hydrogen, ammonia, wastewater management, biodiversity, and cultural exchanges.
- Private Investment Target: Japan committed JPY 10 trillion investment in India over the next decade.
- Launch of New Initiatives: Including the India-Japan AI Initiative, Next-Generation Mobility Partnership, SME Forum, and Sustainable Fuel Initiative.
The visit also reinforced regional and sub-national cooperation, with plans for enhanced exchanges between Indian states and Japanese prefectures such as Kansai and Kyushu, alongside new business forums to deepen economic and cultural linkages.
Prime Minister Modi attended the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit during the trip. Following his Tokyo engagements, he is scheduled to travel to Tianjin, China, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
