Overview

• Leaders announced named initiatives including an Economic Security Cooperation Initiative, a Sustainable Fuels Initiative, a Battery Supply Chain Partnership, and a Digital Partnership 2.0 with AI cooperation.
• Modi said the two countries set a goal to facilitate human‑resources exchanges of about 500,000 people over five years to help ease Japan’s labor shortages.
• Semiconductors and rare earth minerals were placed at the top of the high‑technology agenda alongside next‑generation mobility and logistics.
• Talks on bullet‑train collaboration advanced, with discussions on introducing Japanese E‑10 Shinkansen coaches for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad project and potential production or transfer arrangements still under negotiation.
• Modi next travels to Tianjin for the Aug. 31–Sept. 1 SCO summit, where meetings with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are expected.