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Modi Seals Japan Roadmap Targeting ¥10 Trillion Investment and Tech-Security Ties, Then Heads to SCO

Economic-security goals, tech cooperation, people exchanges signal a push to broaden India's partnerships.

Overview

  • India and Japan set a decade-long target for ¥10 trillion in Japanese private investment in India, with a focus on SMEs and startups.
  • The two governments launched an Economic Security Cooperation Initiative alongside Digital Partnership 2.0 and an AI initiative prioritising semiconductors and critical minerals.
  • A joint declaration on security cooperation established new frameworks including an institutionalised National Security Adviser dialogue and deeper defence and maritime collaboration.
  • ISRO and JAXA signed an implementing arrangement for cooperation on the Chandrayaan‑5 lunar mission.
  • Modi concluded the two-day Japan visit and travelled to Tianjin for the SCO summit, with bilateral meetings with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin anticipated.