Japan-India Summit Joint Statement
Partnership for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Post-COVID World

Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Kishida Fumio made an official visit to India, as his
first bilateral visit, from 19 to 20 March 2022 for the 14th Japan-India Annual Summit with
H.E. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. The Prime Ministers recognized that theSummit was taking place at a significant time as the two countries were celebrating the 70th
anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations and India was celebrating the 75 th
anniversary of its independence. They reviewed the developments since the last Annual
Summit and discussed wide ranging areas of cooperation.
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Reaffirming the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between Japan and India, thePrime Ministers concurred that the shared values and principles enunciated in the Japan-India
Vision Statement issued in 2018 are particularly relevant in the present context, where global
cooperation is required more than ever to address challenges that have become more acute.
They highlighted their commitment to working in tandem towards a peaceful, stable andprosperous world, based on a rules-based order that respects sovereignty and territorial integrityof nations, and emphasized the need for all countries to seek peaceful resolution of disputes inaccordance with international law without resorting to threat or use of force or any attempt tounilaterally change status quo. In this regard, they reaffirmed their common vision for a free
and open Indo-Pacific, free from coercion. They shared the view that the economies of bothcountries in such a world would be powered by robust bilateral investment and trade flows
through diversified, resilient, transparent, open, secure and predictable global supply chainsthat provide for economic security and prosperity of their peoples. Reaffirming that the twocountries would continue to work together to realize these shared objectives, they resolved tofurther advance the Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Partnership for A Free and Open Indo-Pacific underpinned by Inclusiveness and Rulesbased order
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The Prime Ministers appreciated the significant progress made in security and defence
cooperation and reaffirmed their desire to further deepen it. They welcomed the holding of thefirst 2+2 meeting of their Foreign and Defence Ministers in November 2019 in New Delhi andinstructed their Ministers to hold the second meeting at the earliest opportunity in Tokyo. They
also welcomed the operationalization of the Agreement Concerning Reciprocal Provision of
Supplies and Services between the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Indian Armed Forces.
They expressed their commitment to continuing bilateral and multilateral exercises including“Dharma Guardian” and “Malabar” respectively, while welcoming the participation of Japanfor the first time in exercise MILAN, as well as making efforts to increase their complexity inthe future. They reaffirmed the decision to proceed with coordination for the inaugural fighter
exercise between the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Indian Air Force and welcomed theefforts to hold the exercise at the earliest. They acknowledged ongoing collaboration in thearea of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) and Robotics and directed their Ministers to further
identify concrete areas for future cooperation in the area of defence equipment and technology.

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With their commitment to promoting peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacificregion, the Prime Ministers affirmed the importance of bilateral and plurilateral partnerships
among like-minded countries of the region, including the quadrilateral cooperation among
Australia, India, Japan, and the United States (the Quad). They welcomed the Quad Leaders’Summits in March and September 2021 and renewed their commitment to delivering tangible
outcomes on the Quad’s positive and constructive agenda, especially on COVID vaccines,
critical and emerging technologies, climate action, infrastructure coordination, cybersecurity,
space and education. They looked forward to advancing Quad cooperation through the next
Quad Leaders’ Summit in Japan in the coming months.
4.
Prime Minister Kishida welcomed the Indo-Pacific Oceans’ Initiative (IPOI)
announced by Prime Minister Modi in 2019. The Prime Ministers acknowledged the growing
space for cooperation between the IPOI and Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP). India
appreciated Japan’s participation as a lead partner on the connectivity pillar of IPOI. They
reiterated their strong support for ASEAN’s unity and centrality and their full support for the“ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP)” which upholds the principles such as the ruleof law, openness, freedom, transparency and inclusiveness.
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The Prime Ministers emphasized that Japan and India, as two leading powers in the
Indo-Pacific region, had a shared interest in the safety and security of the maritime domain,
freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded lawful commerce and peaceful resolution of
disputes with full respect for legal and diplomatic processes in accordance with internationallaw. They reaffirmed their determination to continue prioritizing the role of international law,particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and facilitate
collaboration, including in maritime security, to meet challenges against the rules-based
maritime order in the East and South China Seas. They emphasized the importance of nonmilitarisation and self-restraint. They further called for the full and effective implementationof the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and the early conclusionof a substantive and effective Code of Conduct in the South China Sea in accordance withinternational law, especially UNCLOS, without prejudice to the rights and interests of allnations including those not party to these negotiations.
6.
The Prime Ministers condemned North Korea’s destabilising ballistic missile launches
in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). They reaffirmed theircommitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea consistent with the relevant
UNSCRs, and the importance of addressing concerns related to North Korea’s proliferation
linkages. They urged North Korea to fully comply with its international obligations under the
relevant UNSCRs, and to immediately resolve the abductions issue.
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The Prime Ministers reaffirmed their intention to collaborate closely to realise peaceand stability in Afghanistan, and stressed the importance of addressing humanitarian crisis,
promoting human rights and ensuring establishment of a truly representative and an inclusive
political system. They also reaffirmed the importance of UNSCR 2593 (2021) which
unequivocally demands that Afghan territory not be used for sheltering, training, planning or
financing terrorist acts and called for concerted action against all terrorist groups, including
those sanctioned by the UNSC.

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The Prime Ministers expressed deep concern at the growing threat of terrorism andunderlined the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism in acomprehensive and sustained manner. They called upon all countries to work together for
rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and theirfinancing channels, and halting cross-border movement of terrorists. In this context, they also
called upon all countries to ensure that territory under their control is not used to launch terror
attacks, to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of such attacks. They reiterated theircondemnation of terrorist attacks in India, including 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks andcalled upon Pakistan to take resolute and irreversible action against terrorist networks operatingout of its territory and comply fully with international commitments including to FATF. They
also concurred to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts in multilateral fora, and to work together
on early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) in the
United Nations.
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The Prime Ministers remained concerned about the situation in Myanmar and called foran end to violence, the release of all those detained and a return to the path of democracy. They
reaffirmed their support for ASEAN efforts to seek a solution in Myanmar, and welcomed
Cambodia’s active engagement as ASEAN chair to break the deadlock. They called on
Myanmar to urgently implement ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus.
10.
The Prime Ministers expressed their serious concern about the ongoing conflict andhumanitarian crisis in Ukraine and assessed its broader implications, particularly to the IndoPacific region. They emphasized that the contemporary global order has been built on the UN
Charter, international law and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. They
underscored the importance of safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine andacknowledged active efforts of the IAEA towards it. They reiterated their call for an immediate
cessation of violence and noted that there was no other choice but the path of dialogue anddiplomacy for resolution of the conflict. The Leaders affirmed that they would undertake
appropriate steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
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Prime Minister Kishida congratulated India on its successful Presidency of the UN
Security Council in August 2021 including Prime Minister Modi’s chairmanship of the UNSC
at the High-Level Open Debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime
Security”. Prime Minister Modi reiterated India's support for Japan's candidature for a nonpermanent seat at the UNSC for the term 2023-2024, to which Prime Minister Kishida
expressed his appreciation. They concurred to continue to work closely on matters in the UNSC
during the respective tenures of India and Japan. The Prime Ministers resolved to continue towork closely together for an early reform of the UNSC to reflect the contemporary realities ofthe 21st century. They expressed their determination to accelerate its process, including
through the commencement of text-based negotiations in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations(IGN) with an overall objective to achieve concrete outcomes in a fixed timeframe. They
reaffirmed their shared recognition that Japan and India are legitimate/deserving candidates forpermanent membership in an expanded UNSC.
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The Prime Ministers reaffirmed their shared commitment to the total elimination of
nuclear weapons and remained resolute in the task of strengthening international cooperation
to address the challenges of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. Prime Minister Kishidastressed the importance of early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
Treaty (CTBT). They called for an immediate commencement and early conclusion of3

negotiations on a non-discriminatory, multilateral, and internationally and effectively
verifiable Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) in the Conference on Disarmament on thebasis of Shannon Mandate. They pledged to continue working together for India’s membershipof the Nuclear Suppliers Group, with the aim of strengthening the global non-proliferation
efforts.
Partnership for Sustainable Growth in a post-COVID World
13.
The Prime Ministers reiterated that Japan and India would continue to contribute to
global efforts to combat COVID-19 and to protecting the lives and livelihoods of people. They
welcomed the progress made under the Quad Vaccine Partnership to enhance equitable accessto safe and effective vaccines in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Prime Minister Modi expressed
his appreciation for the support extended by Japan to efforts of the Government of India tocombat COVID-19 and provide social protection. Prime Minister Kishida praised India’s
initiatives in the fight against COVID-19, especially in ensuring a supply of medicines andmedical equipment and providing safe and effective vaccines through the Vaccine Maitri
initiative. They reaffirmed their commitment to achieve the health-related SDGs, in particular
universal health coverage, and to strengthen global health architecture, including the leading
and coordinating role of the World Health Organization and its reform.
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The Prime Ministers, building on the outcome of COP26, recognized the importanceand imminence of tackling climate change, and shared the importance of various pathways forpragmatic energy transitions reflecting different national circumstances and constantinnovation to achieving global net-zero emission. They welcomed the launch of the Japan-India
Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) for cooperation towards achieving sustainable economic
growth, addressing climate change and ensuring energy security, in areas such as electricvehicles (EV), storage systems including batteries, electric vehicle charging infrastructure(EVCI), solar energy, clean including green hydrogen/ammonia, wind energy, exchange ofviews on respective energy transition plans, energy efficiency, CCUS (Carbon dioxide
Capturing, Utilization and Storage) and Carbon Recycling. They committed to continue further
discussion for establishing the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) between Japan and India for
the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. They also reaffirmed theirdetermination to promote environmental cooperation in other areas. In this regard, they
welcomed the signing of the MoC for cooperation in decentralized domestic wastewater
management. Prime Minister Modi conveyed appreciation for the past and ongoing Japanesecooperation for smart cities missions in Varanasi, Ahmedabad and Chennai, and looked
forward to further cooperation in this field. Prime Minister Kishida commended India’s
initiatives such as the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI) and conveyed that Japan would be joining the Indian-Swedish climate
initiative LeadIT to promote heavy industry transition. They welcomed the signing of the MoC
on Sustainable Urban Development.
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The Prime Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to upholding and strengthening therules-based multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core,
and to work closely with each other to achieve meaningful outcomes in the 12th WTO
Ministerial Conference (MC12). They shared their opposition to coercive economic policies
and practices that run counter to this system and committed to work collectively to foster global
economic resilience against such actions.

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The Prime Ministers noted with appreciation that since elevation of ties to a Special
Strategic and Global Partnership, there had been significant growth in economic cooperation.
They expressed satisfaction that the investment target of JPY 3.5 trillion announced in 2014
has been achieved. Noting steps taken by India to improve the business environment forJapanese investors in India, as well as other measures to boost economic growth and improveease of doing business, they expressed their shared intention to realize JPY 5 trillion of public
and private investment and financing from Japan to India in the next five years, to financeappropriate public and private projects of mutual interest. Prime Minister Modi expressed his
appreciation for various initiatives taken by Japan to strengthen economic cooperation with
India. In this context, the Prime Ministers recalled the establishment of the Japan-India
Industrial Competitiveness Partnership (IJICP) in November 2021 and welcomed theformulation of a Roadmap under the IJICP, to further promote industrial cooperation between
the two countries including in the areas of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises),
manufacturing and supply chains. They also confirmed to work together towards reliable,
resilient, efficient supply chains in the region and welcomed the progress in this regard in areas
such as sharing of best practices. They emphasized the importance of collaboration to addressillicit technology transfers, build resilient supply chains and strengthen the protection of criticalinfrastructure, including through the Quad. They welcomed the renewal of their bilateralcurrency swap agreement of USD 75 billion. They recognized the need for enhancing bilateral
trade and welcomed the amendment promoting trade of fish surimi between Japan and India
under Japan-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Stressing theimportance of promoting trade and investment between the two countries, they encouraged
further review of the implementation of CEPA through existing mechanisms. They welcomed
India’s approval of imports of Japanese apples and relaxation of procedures of Indian mango
exports to Japan.
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The Prime Ministers recognized that digital technologies would play an increasingly
important role in the post-COVID world and welcomed the growing cooperation under theJapan-India Digital Partnership with a view to enhancing digital economy through promotionof joint projects for digital transformation, support to provide opportunities for Indian IT
professionals to work in Japan and Japanese companies, and collaboration made in the area of
IoT, AI and other emerging technologies. In this regard, Prime Minister Kishida looked
forward to attracting more highly skilled Indian IT professionals to contribute to the Japanese
ICT sector. They also welcomed the progress on the “Japan-India fund-of-funds” to mobilize
funds for emerging Indian start-ups. Welcoming the signing of MoCs in the fields ofCybersecurity and ICT, they appreciated progress in the bilateral relationship in cyber domain
and affirmed to further deepen cyber engagement with each other in multilateral fora, includingin the United Nations. They shared the view to further cooperate in various fields like 5G, OpenRAN, Telecom Network Security, submarine cable systems, and Quantum Communications.
They welcomed the progress of bilateral cooperation in the field of science and technology,
including through the holding of the 10th Meeting of the Japan-India Joint Committee on
Science and Technology Cooperation in November 2020, and looked forward to the joint lunar
research project. They reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen the efforts so that the vision
for technologies, guided by the Quad Principles on Technology Design, Development,
Governance, and Use, would be further shared by all like-minded nations.

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Prime Minister Modi appreciated Japan’s support for India’s socio-economic
development over the years. The Prime Ministers welcomed the signing of the exchange ofnotes concerning seven yen loan projects in which Japan provides over 300 billion yen (overINR 20400 crores) in total. The Prime Ministers expressed satisfaction on the progress in theflagship bilateral cooperation project of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR).
They affirmed that this project was an important symbol of Japan-India collaboration andwould lead to transfer of technology which would further enhance the capacity of railways in
India. They reaffirmed that they would work together for the commencement of operations at
the earliest possible timing. Prime Minister Modi appreciated Japan’s cooperation on the
MAHSR and various Metro Projects in India and looked forward to the planned preparatory
survey for the Patna Metro.
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The Prime Ministers reaffirmed the significance of collaborative projects between
Japan and India in the Indo-Pacific region. They acknowledged the progress in ongoingprojects in Bangladesh and looked forward to exploring expansion of such cooperation to
ASEAN, Pacific island countries and others. They appreciated the importance of theircontinued collaboration through the Act East Forum (AEF) for sustainable economic
development of India’s North Eastern Region and for enhancing the Region’s connectivity with
Southeast Asia. They welcomed the launch of the “Japan-India Initiative for Sustainable
Development of the North Eastern Region of India”, which includes “Initiative forStrengthening the Bamboo Value Chain in the North East” and cooperation in health care,forest resources management, connectivity and tourism in different states of the North Eastern
Region.
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The Prime Ministers reaffirmed their resolve to make the Japan-India Special Strategicand Global Partnership more robust and complementary in view of the 70th anniversary of theestablishment of diplomatic relations in 2022 through people-to-people exchanges, tourism andsports. They welcomed the opening of the Rudraksha Convention Centre in Varanasi as asymbol of Japan-India friendship. They appreciated the progress made in Japanese language
education and training in India and decided to expand this initiative through the Japan Overseas
Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) scheme.
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They reaffirmed the importance of strengthening cooperation in the area of skill
development and creation of employment opportunities. They welcomed the fact that morethan 3,700 Indians were trained in JIMs (Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing) and JECs
(Japanese Endowed Courses) in the past year. They noted with pleasure the operationalizationof the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) system under the Memorandum of Cooperation signed
in January 2021. They welcomed the starting of SSW examinations in India earlier this year
and noted that some skilled workers have started working in Japan already as SSW. They also
noted with pleasure that approximately 200 Indians are staying in Japan as Technical Intern
Trainees. They concurred to work together to boost the number of skilled Indians who could
contribute to Japanese economy through these existing frameworks.
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Prime Minister Modi congratulated Prime Minister Kishida for the success of the
Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, and Prime Minister Kishida expressed his
appreciation for India’s support. Prime Minister Modi confirmed India’s participation in the
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, as an opportunity to further strengthen and broaden trade,6investment and people-to-people links between the two countries. Prime Minister Kishidawelcomed India’s participation and expressed his gratitude for Prime Minister Modi’s support
for its success.
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The Prime Ministers confirmed the importance of building upon the achievements
through annual mutual visits by the leaders, and looked forward to continuing such visits in theyears ahead. Prime Minister Kishida thanked Prime Minister Modi for the warmth andhospitality extended to him and members of his delegation during his visit to India andextended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to visit Japan on the occasion of the Quad
Leaders’ Summit. Prime Minister Modi accepted the invitation with great pleasure.

Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of the Republic of India

Signed at New Delhi on 19 March 20227