MoUs, visions and plans: 13 outcomes of PM Modi’s visit to Japan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan has yielded 13 significant outcomes, underscoring a deepening of the India-Japan economic and strategic partnership.

Both the countries have stepped up their economic partnership with a series of wide-ranging MoUs, pledging investments across industries, clean energy, and human resource exchange.

As India asserts itself as a major player in the global economy, Japan’s renewed commitment — both in scale and scope — signals strong confidence in India’s long-term growth trajectory. The partnerships forged during the visit are expected to boost innovation, job creation, and sustainable development in both countries.

India-Japan joint vision for the next decade

• A 10-year strategic prioritisation for economic and functional cooperation in eight lines of effort in economic partnership, economic security, mobility, ecological sustainability, technology and innovation, health, people to people and state-prefecture engagements.

Joint declaration on security cooperation

• A comprehensive framework to evolve our defence and security cooperation to respond to contemporary security challenges in line with our Special Strategic and Global Partnership

Action plan for India-Japan human resource exchange

• An action plan to promote two-way exchange of 500,000 people between India and Japan, particularly 50,000 skilled and semi-skilled personnel from India to Japan in the next five years

Memorandum of cooperation on Joint Crediting Mechanism

• An instrument to facilitate the diffusion of decarbonising technologies, products, systems, and infrastructure thereby contributing to India’s greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, promote Japanese investment in India and India’s sustainable development.

MoU on India-Japan digital partnership 2.0

• A document to advance bilateral collaboration in digital public infrastructure, development of digital talent and joint R&D in futuristic technological fields such as AI, IoT, semiconductors

Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of mineral resources

• An instrument to advance cooperation in supply chain resilience for critical minerals including through the development of processing technologies, joint investments for exploration and mining and efforts for stockpiling critical minerals.

Implementing Arrangement between the Indian Space Research Organization and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency concerning Joint Lunar Polar Exploration Mission

• A document that defines terms and conditions for cooperation between India and Japan on the Chandrayaan 5 mission, thus giving practical shape to a landmark collaboration

Joint declaration of intent on clean hydrogen and ammonia

• A document to promote research, investment and implementation of projects on hydrogen/ammonia and deepen collaboration on cutting-edge research and innovation for developing technologies

Memorandum of Cooperation on cultural exchange

• An instrument to promote cooperation in the field of art and culture through exhibitions, museum collaborations and exchange of best practices in the field of cultural preservation

MoU on decentralised domestic waste water management

• A document to promote cooperation in effective reuse of wastewater and decentralized wastewater management which is crucial for public health, environmental protection and sustainable development

• Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of environment cooperation

• An enabling framework for collaboration in areas pertaining to environmental preservation such as pollution control, climate change, waste management, sustainable use of biodiversity and environmental technologies

MoU between Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

• A framework to promote exchanges between diplomats, academics, officials, experts and researchers to advance mutual understanding in the field of foreign policy

Joint Statement of Intent between the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan

• A declaration to advance cooperation in the field of science and technology through the exchange of scientists and researchers, strengthen institutional cooperation between research and scientific institutions of both countries with the involvement of start-ups and industries