Lok Sabha Question No. 1108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: India-Japan Joint Vision
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Mahesh Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1108 ANSWERED ON- 05/12/2025 INDIA-JAPAN JOINT VISION

† 1108. SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN Will the Minister of  EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :(a) the major pillars of  partnership and strategic priorities identified under the India-Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade adopted in August 2025, particularly in areas such as technology, resilient supply chains, green energy,   digital   cooperation   and   defence-industrial   collaboration   for   the State of Odisha; (b) the manner in which these initiatives are expected to strengthen India's economic engagement with the Global South through joint development projects, infrastructure financing, and triangular cooperation frameworks;

(c)   the   institutional   mechanisms   established   for   capacity   building,   skill development, start-up collaboration and industry-to-industry partnerships under the Joint Vision; and (d)   the   measures   proposed   to   enhance   people-to-people   exchanges, academic and cultural partnerships and State-Prefecture level cooperation between India and Japan during the upcoming decade?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) During the 15 th   India-Japan Annual Summit that took place on 29-30 August 2025 in Tokyo, Prime Minister of  India and Japan issued the Joint Vision for the Next Decade identifying eight sectors of  economy, economic security, mobility/infrastructure, ecological sustainability, technology and innovation,   health,   People-to-People   exchanges   and   State-Prefecture partnership for enhanced collaboration between the two countries.

(b) The Joint Vision aims to advance bilateral ties and thereby strengthen economic relations with the Global South in alignment with India's vision of

Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions (MAHASAGAR).   This   includes   the   promotion   of private   sector-led businesses   and   investments   in   India   and   the   robust   concentration   of Japanese   companies   in   India   as   a   hub   for   invigorating   business collaboration with other countries in South Asia and Africa.

(c) The Next Gen People-to-People Partnership in the Joint Vision includes the   Action   Plan   for   India-Japan Human   Resource   Exchange   and Cooperation which targets an exchange of  more than 500,000 personnel in both directions in the next five years, including 50,000 skilled personnel and potential   talents   from   India   to   Japan.   Capacity   building   and   skill development   are   an   important   focus   of   the   Action   Plan   and   will   be furthered through collaboration in vocational training, internship programs, exchanges   of   researchers   and   students   and   promotion   of   Japanese language education in India.

The Joint Vision also consists of  several initiatives to enhance industry collaboration.   The   India-Japan   Economic   Security   Initiative   provides momentum in strengthening supply chains of  key goods and materials,

which foster market diversification and advance cooperation in cuttingedge technologies.

The   Next   Generation   Mobility   Partnership   envisions   comprehensive cooperation   in   the   fields   of   infrastructure,   logistics   and   mobility, and serves the vision of  Make in India for the World. Cooperation between Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will be fostered through the IndiaJapan   SME   Forum   that   was   inaugurated   on   21 st November   this   year. Collaboration between businesses including start-ups in sectors as wideranging   as   space,   agriculture,   clean   energy,   pharmaceuticals   and biotechnology is also covered under the Joint Vision for the Next Decade.

(d) The Next-Gen People-to-People Partnership under the Joint Vision for the Next Decade recognises the historical linkages and cultural affinities between India and Japan and seeks to realise the potential of  our human resources   in   bridging   our   respective   economic   and   demographic challenges. People-to-People contact and cooperation will be promoted through the Action  Plan for India-Japan  Human Resource Exchange and Cooperation, promoting exchange of  skilled personnel, researchers and

students, and facilitating greater bilateral tourist flow. The same will be promoted  between Indian States and Japanese Prefectures by fostering commercial and business partnerships,   direct   connectivity   and   official linkages through state-led delegations.

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