Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on Friday (August 29, 2025) at the 15th India-Japan Summit. The Prime Minister of India and Japan discussed the summit to further strengthen their partnership in the field of investment, trade and technology between the two countries. During this time, the two leaders also signed several agreements.
PM Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addressed the joint press conference after discussion at the 15th India-Japan Summit. Addressing the joint press conference, PM Modi said, ‘I thank Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for his intimate words and warm reception. Today our discussions were useful and purposeful. We both agreed that our partnership as the world’s two largest economies and vibrant democracy is extremely important not only for our two countries, but also for global peace and stability.
10 trillion yen investment goals in India from Japan- PM Modi
He said, ‘Strong democracy is a natural partner in building a better world. Today, we have laid the foundation of a new and golden chapter in our special strategic and global partnership. We have prepared a roadmap for the next decade. The center of our vision has investment, innovation, economic security, environment, technology, health, mobility and mutual exchange and direct, transparent partnership between people. We have set a target of investing 10 trillion yen from Japan in 10 years.
I told Japanese companies,Make in India, Make for the World, PM Modi
PM Modi said, ‘Special emphasis will also be laid on adding small and medium enterprises and startups of India and Japan. Even at the India-Japan Business Forum, I told Japanese companies, ‘Make in India, Make for the World.’
He said, ‘Our Joint Credit Mechanism is a big win for energy, shows how strong our economic partnership is our green partnership. In this direction, we are also starting the sustainable fuel initiative and battery supply chain partnership. We are starting economic security cooperation initiative, under which we will move forward with a comprehensive approach in important and strategic fields.
Japanese technology and Indian talent a winning combination- PM Modi
He said, ‘Cooperation in high technology sector is a priority for both of us. In this regard, work is being done on the Digital Partnership 2.0 and AI Cooperation initiative. Semiconductor and rare soil minerals will be at the top of our agenda. We believe that Japanese technology and Indian talent are a victorious combination. We are working on high-speed rail, as well as the Next Generation Mobility Partnership will also make fast progress in areas like ports, aviation and shipbuilding. We welcome the consent between ISRO and Jaxa for cooperation in Chandrayaan 5 mission. We have decided that mutual cooperation in the field of defense industry and innovation will be further strengthened.
PM Modi said, ‘Under the action plan for human resource exchange, 5 lakh human resources exchange will be encouraged in various areas in the next 5 years. 50 thousand skilled Indians will contribute to the economy of Japan. The partnership between India and Japan will not be limited to Delhi and Tokyo. This will open new doors of trade, tourism, education and cultural exchange.
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