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Bilateral Brief

Embassy of India
Tokyo

[Political Wing]

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India-Japan Bilateral Brief

  1. India and Japan share a 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' since 2014. Friendship between the two countries has a long history rooted in spiritual affinity and strong cultural and civilizational ties. A notable early connection was in 752 AD when Indian monk Bodhisena performed the consecration of the Great Buddha at Todaiji Temple in Nara. In contemporary times, figures like Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, JRD Tata, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Rash Behari Bose, and Justice Radha Binod Pal strengthened popular imagination. Justice Pal's dissent at the War Crimes Tribunal remains deeply respected in Japan. Famous Japanese painters such as Yoshida Hiroshi and Fuku Akino based their artworks on Indian landscapes and contributed to the 20th century art movements in both countries. The Japan-India Association, established in 1903, is Japan's oldest international friendship body.
  2. After World War-II, India did not attend the San Francisco Conference but decided to conclude a separate Peace Treaty with Japan on 28 April 1952, marking the beginning of diplomatic relations. Our modern partnership covers a wide range of areas of cooperation including political, defense and security, economic, science and technology, education, cultural and people to people exchange. There is synergy between India's Act- East Policy, principle of SAGAR and the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and Japan's vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), leading to strategic convergence.

Summit and recent High-Level Exchanges

  1. In the first decade after diplomatic ties were established, several high- level exchanges took place, including visits to India by Japanese PM Nobusuke Kishi, Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, and visits to Japan by PM Jawaharlal Nehru and President Rajendra Prasad. India- Japan relations were elevated to 'Global Partnership' in 2000, 'Strategic and Global Partnership' in 2006, and 'Special Strategic and Global Partnership' in 2014 during PM Modi's first Annual Summit with Japan. Regular Annual Summits have been held between India and Japan since 2006.
  2. In 2013, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited India, marking the first visit of an enthroned Emperor. PM Shinzo Abe, during his visit to India in 2007, had delivered the famous "The Confluence of Two Seas" speech in the Indian parliament that proposed linking of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He also participated in Republic Day celebrations as the Chief Guest in 2014 and was conferred with Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor in 2021. President Ram Nath Kovind visited Japan in October 2019 to attend the Enthronement Ceremony of the Emperor of Japan, His Majesty Naruhito.
  3. PM Modi has visited Japan eight times since 2014, for the annual Summits in 2014, 2016, 2018; G20 Osaka Summit in 2019; Quad Tokyo Summit, funeral of former PM Shinzo Abe in 2022, G7 Hiroshima Summit in May 2023 (when PM unveiled Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park), and most recently in August 2025 for 15th Annual Summit.
  4. PM-Level Interactions:
  5. 15th Annual Summit: The 15th Annual Summit was held in Tokyo on 29-30 August 2025 with then PM of Japan Shigeru Ishiba , when PM Modi visited Japan. During the visit, series of major outcomes were realized including document on Joint Vision for the next Decade; Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation; Action plan on human resource exchange; 10 trillion yen (USD 67 billion) of Japanese private investment in India over next decade; launch of several initiatives including Economic Security Initiative, Next Generation Mobility Partnership, Artificial Intelligence Initiative, India-Kansai Business Forum, India-Kyushu Business Forum, and agreement to launch India - Japan SME Forum. MoUs in various sectors such as clean energy, critical minerals, digital technologies, space, cultural exchanges, environment were also signed. Apart from the Summit, PM’s programme included address to the India-Japan Economic Forum (IJEF) by both PMs, calls-on PM by former Prime Ministers Yoshihide Suga & Fumio Kishida and Speaker of Japanese Diet Fukushiro Nukaga; interaction with Governors of 16 Japanese prefectures; and visit to Tokyo Electron Factory in Sendai by both leaders.
  6. On 23 March 2023, then PM of Japan Mr. Fumio Kishida visited India and held a bilateral meeting with PM Modi. PM Kishida delivered a policy speech titled "Japan's New Plan for a 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific' - 'Together with India, as an Indispensable Partner' - at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). During the visit, both sides renewed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Japanese Language and signed Exchange of Notes for the 4th tranche installment of Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loan of JPY 300 Billion (INR 18,000 crores) on Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Project. India and Japan also announced 2023 as "India-Japan Year of Tourism Exchange" with the theme "Connecting Himalayas with Mount Fuji" which was further extended to 2024. PM Kishida had again visited India on 9-10 September 2023 for the G20 Summit and met with PM Modi.

iii. 14th Annual Summit: The 14th Annual Summit was held on 19-20 March 2022 when PM Kishida paid an official visit to India. Both sides agreed on a joint statement titled, "Partnership for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Post-COVID World". At the summit, a target of JPY 5 trillion of public and private investment and financing from Japan to India was set for the next five years. Other notable announcements included a roadmap under the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership (IJICP) and the launch of the India-Japan Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). Exchange of notes concerning seven yen loan projects in which Japan will provide over JPY 300 billion yen (USD 2.7 billion) in total also took place.

  1. Apart from these, the Prime Ministers meet frequently on the sidelines of multilateral events. Most recently, PM Modi interacted with Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi during the G7 Summit in Fr̥ance in June 2026. Both leaders held a bilateral meeting on 23 November 2025 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
  2. Japanese Foreign Minister Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi visited India from May 25-27 to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting, and also had a bilateral meeting with our External Affairs Minister (EAM). FM Motegi also paid a courtesy call on PM Modi. On April 10, 2026, EAM held a telephone conversation with FM Motegi on the West Asia situation and the Strait of Hormuz. The 18th round of Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 16 January 2026. EAM also met FM Motegi on October 27, 2025 in Malaysia on the sidelines of ASEAN-related Summit meetings. EAM also participated in the AZEC Plus (Asia Zero Emission Community) online meeting convened by Japan in April 2026.
  3. India-Japan relations are highly institutionalized with more than 70 bilateral dialogue mechanisms across a range of sectors such as space, cyber security, policy planning, civil nuclear cooperation, energy, healthcare, steel, logistics, transport, roads and road transportation, railways, MSME, food processing, automotive industry, finance, urban development, electricity, shipping, semiconductors, etc.
  4. India and Japan have instituted a 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting since 2018. Three rounds of the 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting have already been held so far. The first meeting was hosted in Delhi in 2019. This was followed by a meeting in Tokyo in 2022. The ministers last met for the 2+2 meeting in Delhi on August 20, 2024.
  5. The last Defense Ministerial Meeting was held on 5 May 2025 in New Delhi. The 5th round of NSA level dialogue was held in November 2019 in New Delhi. The 3rd Deputy National Security Advisors meeting was held in November 2024 in New Delhi.
  6. The Minister of Textiles Shri Giriraj Singh visited Japan in July 2025. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Puri visited Japan in November 2025. From Japanese side, Minister in charge of Economic Security and Minister of State for Science, Technology, and AI Strategy, Kimi Onoda also visited Delhi in early May 2026 and met with Minister of State for Science and Technology; Union Minister of Coal and Mines; Foreign Secretary; and co-chaired the 3rd India-Japan Joint Committee Meeting on Healthcare with Shri J.P. Nadda, Minister for Health & Family Welfare of India.
  7. The latest round of Foreign Office Consultations between our Foreign Secretary and Japan’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs took place on 11 May 2026 during latter’s visit to India. The 2nd round of India-Japan Economic Security Dialogue was also held during the same visit. Our Commerce Secretary visited Japan in March 2026 and held the 7th round of the Joint Committee Meeting on India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The 7th meeting of the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership was held during the visit of Secretary(DPIIT) to Japan in September 2025. Secretary (Textiles) visited Japan in June 2026. Secretary(Labour) also visited Tokyo in May 2026 to attend a Seminar to discuss workforce mobility Co-operation between India and Japan.
  8. The relationship has further deepened with frequent exchanges between Indian states and Japanese prefectures: Since April 2025, Chief Ministers of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Telangana, Chhatisgarh, Haryana, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh visited Japan to engage with Japanese stakeholders and to promote their respective states as an investment destination. From Japan, Governors of Saga, Gunma and Wakayama prefectures have visited India.
  9. Parliamentary Exchanges: As two leading global democracies, rich exchanges between parliamentarians has been a regular feature since 2016. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Mr. Nukaga Fukushiro, visited India along with a delegation of Japanese parliamentarians and business leaders and met PM Modi on 01 August 2024. He again visited India from 01-05 May 2025 and held meetings with Lok Sabha Speaker and External Affairs Minister. Mr. Nukaga also traveled to Assam to hold meetings with the state government officials. A delegation of Members of Indian Parliament, headed by Mr. Arun Singh, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha visited Japan in February 2025. Following the Pahalgam terrorist attack and Operation Sindoor, an All-Party Parliamentary Delegation led by MP Sanjay Kumar Jha visited Tokyo in May 2025, and met with former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga, then Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya. Recently, MPs Mr. Tejasvi Surya, Mr. Manish Tewari and Mr. Richard Vanlalhmangaiha visited Japan from 2-7 March 2026 to participate in the CIl- Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) Program. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)'s Policy Research Council Chairperson Takayuki Kobayashi visited Delhi in May 2026 and separately met with Union Minister of Commerce and Industry; Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Foreign Secretary.
  10. Defence Cooperation: The India-Japan defence and security partnership has been on an upward trajectory. Defence exchanges have gained strength in recent years due to growing convergence on strategic matters. All three services have regular Staff Talks with the Japanese Self Defense Force. In addition to the Service to Service talks, other engagements and exercises (both bilateral and multilateral) have been on the rise. A Memorandum of Defence Cooperation and Exchanges was signed in 2014, Agreement concerning Transfer of Defence Equipment & Technology Cooperation and Agreement concerning Security Measures for Protection of Classified Military information were signed in 2015 and Implementing Arrangement for Deeper Cooperation between Indian Navy and JMSDF as signed in 2018. The Agreement concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Indian Armed Forces (RPSS) was signed in September 2020. This agreement was operationalized during MILAN 2022 in March 2022 and since has been utilised in all the exercises and visits by ships, aircraft and contingents. Collaboration in defense equipment and technology is an important pillar of cooperation. India and Japan are co-developing UNICORN (Unified Complex Radio Antenna) masts for the Indian Navy. A Memorandum of Implementation was signed in November 2024, marking the first co-development of defense equipment between the two countries. During the Annual Summit 2025, a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation was made to evolve defense and security cooperation to respond to contemporary security challenges. The 8th Army to Army Staff Talks between India and Japan were held in Tokyo from 22-24 April 2026.
  11. Economic Security: As an outcome of the 3rd 2+2 Ministerial held in New Delhi in August 2024, both sides launched a Dialogue on Economic Security including Strategic Trade and Technology to deepen collaboration in supply chain resilience, strategic trade and technology. The inaugural round was chaired by FS and Vice Foreign Minister of Japan in November 2024 during which the five priority sectors of telecommunications, clean energy, critical minerals, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors were identified for strategic collaboration. India and Japan are also cooperating on supply chain resilience through the Quad framework. In 2025, Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Mineral Resources was signed, 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. An Economic Security Initiative was also launched during the Summit to promote supply chain resilience in strategic sectors such as semiconductors, clean energy, telecom, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals as well as new and emerging technologies.The first Private Sector dialogue on Economic Security was held on March 26, 2026. The 1st Joint Working Group meeting on Critical Minerals was held under the Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of Mineral Resources between the Ministry of Mines of India and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, in April 2026, through video conference. 1st India-Japan Strategic AI Dialogue was held on 21st April 2026 in Mumbai. PM Takaichi gave a video message for the AI Impact Summit hosted in New Delhi in February 2026.

Economic and Commercial relations

  1. India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEPA): India- Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into effect from 1 August 2011. The Agreement covers not only trade in goods but also services, movement of natural persons, investments, intellectual property rights, custom procedures and other trade related issues. Through this mechanism, 94% of the items that were traded between India and Japan in 2011 saw tariff reductions by 2021. In order to further expand economic and business ties and address the CEPA implementation issues, various Sub- Committees have been established under CEPA in areas of Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures, Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures & SPS Measures, Trade in Services, Improvement of Business Environment, and Movement of Natural Persons & Cooperation. Commerce Secretary visited Japan in March 2026 and held the 7th round of the Joint Committee Meeting on India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
  2. On November 21, 2025, the Japan-India SME Forum was inaugurated in Tokyo. It was co-hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); the Embassy of India, Tokyo; the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI); and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). The 1st SME Mission (Public Private delegation) from Japan led by Mr. Tatsuo Yasunaga, Chairman JIBCC & Mitsui Corporation and Vice Minister from METI visited Delhi and Bengaluru on 14-19 December 2025. The Delegation was focused on the Aerospace sector.
  3. Bilateral Trade: India's total trade with Japan in FY25-26 is USD 27.48 billion, with Exports of USD 6.04 billion and Imports of USD 21.44 billion. In 2024-25, India ranked 18th in Japan's total trade with 1.4% share while Japan ranked 17th in India's total trade with 2.1% share.
  4. India's primary exports to Japan are Organic Chemicals, Vehicles (Other than railways & trams), Nuclear Reactor, Aluminium and Articles thereof, Fish & other aquatic invertebrates. India's primary imports from Japan are Nuclear Reactors, Copper and Articles thereof, Electrical Machinery and Equipment, Inorganic Chemicals and Iron and Steel. The export-import statistics for the last five years as per India's Ministry of Commerce data bank are as follows:

(US Dollar billion)

Year

2020-21

 2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

India's export to Japan

4.43

6.18

5.46

5.15

6.25

6.04

India's import from Japan

10.9

14.39

16.49

17.69

18.92

21.44

India-Japan bilateral trade

15.33

20.57

21.96

22.85

25.17

27.48
  1. Japan's Investments in India: Japanese outward FDI to India in FY 2021-22, FY 22-23 , FY 23-24, FY 2024-25, FY 2025-26 stood at US$ 1.49 bn, 1.79 bn, 3.17 bn, 2.48 bn, and 3.7 bn respectively. Cumulatively, FDI Equity Inflow from April 2000 to March 2026 to India have been around US$ 48.14 billion ranking Japan fifth among source countries for FDI and accounting for 6% of total FDI into India. Japanese FDI into India has mainly been in automobile, electrical equipment, telecommunications, chemical, financial (insurance) and pharmaceutical sectors.
  2. Japanese Companies in India: The number of Japanese companies registered in India is about 1500 with manufacturing firms accounting for half the total. These Japanese companies have a total of nearly 5000 business establishments in India. More than 100 Indian companies are working in Japan. India ranked 1st in a JETRO survey in 2025 on the countries in which Japanese companies wanted to expand their local operations over the next 1 to 2 years. Among Japanese companies based overseas, India had one of the highest operating profit forecasts for 2025 in Asia at 75.5%.
  3. India Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership: A Memorandum of Cooperation between the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on India Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership was signed on November 16, 2021 to jointly explore the possibilities of enhancing India's industrial competitiveness. Under the arrangement, Joint Working Groups in different sectors such as textiles, logistics, steel and food processing have been formed. The 7th meeting of the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership was held during the visit of Secretary (DPIIT) Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia to Japan on 17 September 2025.
  4. India-Japan Digital Partnership (IJDP): The establishment of the India-Japan Digital Partnership (IJDP) in 2018 has fostered collaboration in areas such as start-ups and digital talent exchange and has now broadened further to include cooperation in semiconductors. The MoC on Semiconductor Supply Chains of 2023 and the launch of a Semiconductor Policy Dialogue in 2023 have expanded the scope of digital collaboration between India and Japan. An MoU on India-Japan Digital Partnership 2.0 was signed during the Annual Summit 2025, to advance bilateral collaboration in digital public infrastructure, development of digital talent and joint R&D in technological fields such as AI, IoT, semiconductors. The 8th JWG on ICT was held on 10 October 2025 in Delhi.
  5. Skill Development: Under the India-Japan MoC signed in 2016, Japanese companies have established Japan-India Institute of Manufacturing (JIM) in India and Japanese Endowed Courses (JEC) in Indian engineering colleges. India and Japan also cooperate under the Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) and Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) initiative of Japan to send Indian interns and blue collar workers to Japan on a short-term basis in select sectors. Human resource exchange to strengthen P2P links between India and Japan is an important priority for bilateral ties. During the Annual Summit 2025, an Action Plan for India - Japan Human Resource Exchange was agreed which included 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.
  6. Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA): Japan has been extending bilateral loan and grant assistance to India since 1958. Japan is the largest bilateral donor to India. Japanese ODA supports India's efforts for accelerated economic development particularly in priority areas like power, transportation, environmental projects and projects related to basic human needs. Japan's ODA disbursement to India in 2024-25 stood at about JPY 440 billion.
  7. India-Japan Act East Forum: Established in December 2017, the Act East Forum aims to provide a platform for India-Japan collaboration under the rubric of India's "Act East Policy" and Japan's "Vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific". The Forum identifies specific projects for economic modernization of India's North-East region such as those pertaining to connectivity, developmental infrastructure, industrial linkages as well as people-to-people contacts. The last meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum was convened on 19 February 2024 in New Delhi.
  8. Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project: India's first High Speed Rail (HSR) corridor is being implemented from Mumbai to Ahmedabad with technical and financial assistance from Japan. With 12 stations in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the corridor has a length of 508.17 km. The project envisages 'Make in India' as well as 'Capacity Development' to enable the Indian workforce to acquire skills relevant for the Japanese Shinkansen HSR technology. The project is monitored at the apex-level in the form of Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) co-chaired by Minister for Railways from the Indian side and Special Adviser to Prime Minister of Japan, on the Japanese side. Mr. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and IT of India visited Japan during 22 - 24 December 2024 and held the 18th JCM during the visit. Technical discussions are going on between both sides.
  9. S&T Cooperation: Cooperation in this sector dates back to 1985 when an inter-governmental agreement was signed. During the meeting of EAM with then Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya in Washington DC in January 2025, 2025-26 was declared as the "India-Japan Year of Science, Technology & Innovation Exchanges". Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology addressed several events online organised in Japan. Recent notable developments are: establishment of a Joint Institute of Excellence (JIE) by IIT Bombay and Tohoku University at Tohoku in April 2025 and the third phase extension for five years of Indian Beam Line at KEK Tsukuba for advanced materials research starting October 2024. Through programs such as Sakura Science program, joint projects between Department of Science and Technology and Japan Society for Promotion of Science and various fellowship programs, Indian students and researchers attain exposure to cutting-edge innovation at Japanese institutes. In 2025, a Joint Statement of Intent was signed between our Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan 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.
  10. Space Cooperation between ISRO & JAXA: ISRO and JAXA signed an MoC in 2016 to pursue future cooperative activities in the use and exploration of outer space exclusively for peaceful purposes. Areas of cooperation include space industries and start-up, global navigation satellite systems, space situational awareness, space-related rules and norms, X-ray astronomy, satellite navigation, lunar exploration and the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF). Both sides are cooperating on the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission to explore the moon's south polar region- scheduled for launch in 2026-27. The Third Meeting of the Japan-India Space Dialogue was held in April 2025 in Tokyo. In 2025, an Implementing Arrangement between ISRO and JAXA concerning Joint Lunar Polar Exploration Mission was signed that defined terms and conditions for cooperation between India and Japan on the Chandrayaan 5 mission, thus giving practical shape to the collaboration.
  11. Environmental Cooperation: During the visit of PM Modi to Japan in October 2018, both sides signed an MOC on Environmental Cooperation focusing on areas of Pollution Control, Waste Management, Environmental Technologies and Climate Change etc. The First India-Japan High Level Policy Dialogue on Environment was held virtually on 7th September 2021 between Mr. Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India and Mr. Shinjiro Koizumi, then Minister of the Environment of Japan. Preparations for the 2nd High Level Policy Dialogue are currently underway. A Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of Environment Cooperation, signed in 2018 and renewed in 2025, provides framework for collaboration in areas pertaining to environmental preservation such as pollution control, climate change, waste management, sustainable use of biodiversity and environmental technologies.
  12. Education, Culture and People-to-people Exchanges: Cooperation in the field of education is being conducted through partnerships between education and research institutions, student and teacher exchanges, government scholarships and promotion of Japanese language education in India. The partnerships range from liberal arts to management and business studies, legal studies, international studies, linguistics, STEM including fast emerging frontier technologies. The LOTUS Programme, launched in 2024, has enabled exchanges of over 300 students and researchers per year. This is apart from over 100 ongoing research projects between leading academic institutions of both countries. Among short term student exchange programmes, the Sakura program enables the visit of over 300 students to Japan per year. Similarly, Japanese students have been coming to Indian universities for various courses including on Hindi language. Various departments of Buddhist studies at Japanese Universities also offer modules on Sanskrit, Pali, Indian Buddhism and Indian religions & philosophy as a part of their curriculum. A Memorandum of Cooperation on Cultural Exchange signed in 2025 enables cooperation in the field of art and culture through exhibitions, museum collaborations and exchange of best practices in the field of cultural preservation.
  13. Track 1.5 Mechanisms: Private sector stakeholders including businesses, academia and think tanks have also actively contributed to the strengthening of bilateral relations in recent years. Notable Track 1.5 mechanisms include the India-Japan Forum (IJF), which is a dialogue platform led by MEA and the Aspen Centre, the Kizuna Conclave in the North-Eastern Region of India organised by the Asian Confluence with government support, and the India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum convened by Delhi Policy Group (DPG) and Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA). A business track of the Dialogue on Economic Security is also being planned with CII and Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) to take the lead. The Kizuna Sixth India Japan Intellectual Conclave was held in February 2026 in Meghalaya. The last (8th) round of Japan-India Indo-Pacific Forum was held on 4-5 November 2025 in Tokyo, and the 4th round of IJF was held in New Delhi on 7-8 December 2025.
  14. Indian Community in Japan: Around 59,000 Indians currently live in Japan. In recent years, there has been a change in the composition of the Indian community with the arrival of many professionals, including IT professionals and engineers. Indian jewellery merchants from Gujarat and Maharashtra are also a prominent demographic in cities such as Kobe.

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