India and Japan adopted a 10-year vision (2025–2035) to strengthen their Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The goal is to ensure a free, open, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific, support economic growth, and deepen people-to-people ties.
They agreed on Eight Key Directions:
1. Next Generation Economic Partnership
Target of JPY 10 trillion (₹5.5 lakh crore approx.) Japanese private investment in India.
Review of India–Japan CEPA to boost trade.
Support for Make in India through industrial cooperation.
SME collaboration and an India–Japan SME Forum.
Partnership in food security and agri-business.
ICT and financial cooperation, including local currency trade.
Expansion of India–Japan cooperation in Africa & Global South (MAHASAGAR + Japan’s Indian Ocean–Africa Initiative).
2. Next Generation Economic Security Partnership
Resilient supply chains in semiconductors, critical minerals, pharma, telecom, and clean energy.
Joint work under Digital Partnership 2.0 and Semiconductor Cooperation MoUs.
AI collaboration (Japan–India AI Initiative).
Battery supply chain cooperation.
3. Next Generation Mobility
High-speed rail cooperation (seismic-proof, AI-based monitoring).
Smart cities, metros, highways, and green transport.
Cold-chain logistics for food & pharma.
Joint automobile, aircraft, and shipbuilding projects.
Disaster risk reduction through resilient infrastructure.
4. Next Generation Ecological Legacies
Achieve net-zero goals through clean energy partnerships.
Circular economy: waste-to-energy, recycling, green hydrogen.
Cooperation in forests, agriculture, and marine ecosystems.
Mission LiFE (sustainable lifestyle) support.
Joint work in multilateral forums (LeadIT, JCM).
5. Next Gen Technology & Innovation Partnership
Quantum, HPC, and frontier sciences collaboration.
Start-up collaboration under Japan–India Startup Support Initiative (JISSI).
India–Japan Fund of Funds for start-ups.
ICT and space cooperation (LUPEX lunar mission).
Research in fission, fusion, and modular reactors.
Joint work in food tech and millets (AI-ENGAGE initiative).
6. Investing in Next Gen Health
Strengthen Ayushman Bharat–Asia Health & Wellbeing Initiative linkages.
Research on stem cell therapy, regenerative medicine, cancer, gene therapy.
Joint work on digital health and automated diagnostics.
Promotion of AYUSH (yoga, Ayurveda, holistic medicine) in Japan.
Fellowship and exchange programs for doctors.
7. Next Gen People-to-People Partnership
Exchange of 5 lakh people in the next 5 years, including 50,000 skilled Indians to Japan.
Expansion of vocational training & Japanese Endowed Courses.
India–Japan Talent Bridge (IJTB) to promote jobs and internships.
Exchange programs: Sakura Science, LOTUS, HOPE Meetings.
Greater student, researcher, tourist, and cultural exchanges.
Boost Japanese language training in India (NIHONGO Partners program).
8. Next Gen State–Prefecture Partnership
New sister-city and state-prefecture partnerships.
Direct flights between more Indian & Japanese cities.
India–Kansai Business Forum and cooperation with Kyushu region.
Regular delegations between Indian states & Japanese prefectures (3 visits per year).
FAQs
Q1. What is the India–Japan Joint Vision 2025?
👉 A 10-year roadmap (2025–2035) to deepen India–Japan Special Strategic & Global Partnership.
Q2. How many key directions are included?
👉 Eight.
Q3. What is the new Japanese investment target in India?
👉 JPY 10 trillion private investment.
Q4. Which sectors are included under Economic Security?
👉 Semiconductors, critical minerals, pharma, telecom, clean energy, and AI.
Q5. What is the joint mobility focus?
👉 High-speed rail, smart cities, highways, cold chains, and resilient transport.
Q6. What environmental cooperation is planned?
👉 Net-zero, waste-to-energy, recycling, hydrogen, forests, oceans.
Q7. What is the goal for human exchange in 5 years?
👉 5 lakh people, including 50,000 skilled workers from India to Japan.
Q8. Which mission shows space cooperation?
👉 LUPEX (Lunar Polar Exploration Mission).
Q9. What role do Indian states and Japanese prefectures play?
👉 They will have sister-city partnerships, direct flights, and business forums.
✨ In short: The India–Japan Joint Vision (2025) is a comprehensive plan across economy, technology, health, environment, culture, and regional ties, aiming to make India–Japan ties deeper, stronger, and more people-focused in the next decade.
