Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Japan on August 29, 2025, emphasized that the world is not only watching India but also counting on its role in global stability, growth, and prosperity. Addressing the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo, Modi highlighted the strong and strategic partnership between India and Japan, underscoring the complementarity of Japanese technological excellence and Indian talent and scale.
He called this combination a foundation for leading the technological revolution of the century in areas such as AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotechnology, and space.
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PM Modi noted that India enjoys political and economic stability, transparency in policies, and a robust banking sector with low inflation and interest rates. He projected that India is the fastest-growing major economy and soon poised to become the world’s third largest economy, contributing 18% to global growth.
Modi also spoke about India’s reform-driven growth model centred on ease of doing business, deregulation, GST reforms, and opening up sectors like defence, space, and nuclear power to private players. He praised Japan as a key partner in India’s development journey, citing Japanese investments exceeding USD 40 billion in India across infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology.
The Prime Minister lauded the signing of a joint credit mechanism for clean fuel cooperation and stressed partnership opportunities in green energy, next-generation infrastructure, skill development, and people-to-people ties. Modi further highlighted bilateral collaboration successes in manufacturing sectors such as batteries, robotics, semiconductors, shipbuilding, and nuclear energy. He underscored the mutual aim of the India-Japan partnership to shape the Asian century with stability, growth, and shared prosperity.
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This visit, Modi’s first standalone trip to Japan in nearly seven years, was geared toward deepening bilateral ties, advancing the Special Strategic and Global Partnership, and exploring new avenues for cooperation in trade, investment, defense, and innovation.
He held in-depth talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, emphasising Japan’s role as a technology powerhouse and India as a talent powerhouse, together driving future global progress. Modi’s remarks and agreements during the visit signal a robust and expanding Indo-Japanese partnership that the world relies on for regional and global well-being and development.
This comprehensive report reflects Modi’s vision of India and Japan jointly leading the technological, economic, and strategic agenda in Asia and beyond with stable, transparent, and reform-oriented growth.
Based On ANI Report
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