Overview

• Ambassador Ono and Minister Hokugo held discussions with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and hosted a roundtable with 150 industrialists in Ahmedabad to explore deeper economic collaboration.
• They finalized formal commitments to expand Japanese investment in Gujarat’s semiconductor and electric vehicle manufacturing sectors.
• The delegation pledged to bolster industrial and social infrastructure at Dholera Special Investment Region based on a Mizuho Bank survey aimed at developing an optimal semiconductor ecosystem.
• Ono also urged cooperation to accelerate the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor, popularly known as the bullet train project.
• CM Patel highlighted Gujarat’s supportive environment for over 350 Japanese firms and noted the successful execution of all 2017 Indo-Japan summit memorandums of understanding.