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India, Japan Sign $10B MoUs, Launch Business Week

7/3/2026

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India-Japan Sign MoUs

India and Japan signed MoUs on AI, defence, health and energy at the 16th Summit in New Delhi.
Japan pledged over $10 billion and ¥10 trillion for India over the next decade, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging investment to reach 10 trillion yen and firms to double in ten years.
The leaders reaffirmed cooperation in manufacturing, semiconductors, energy and minerals and announced a Japan Business Week to ease doing business in India.

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Modi, Takaichi Pact

Japanese Defense Minister Shun'ichi Takaichi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi sealed a defense co-development pact for a naval radio antenna, the first joint weapons-system effort.
The leaders said the partnership aligns with the Quad to counter China’s regional influence.
They agreed on a strategic stockpiling plan to guarantee oil and gas supplies and create joint reserves.
Modi and Takaichi virtually opened Maruti Suzuki’s fourth Kharkhoda plant, showcasing private-sector cooperation.

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Takaichi Launches

The summit launched the India-Japan Bio-gas Initiative to build 1,000 biogas and organic-fertiliser plants in Indian villages.
The economic-security pillar stems from the first Economic Security Dialogue in Tokyo in November 2024, which named semiconductors, critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, clean energy and ICT as priority sectors.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit followed earlier contacts at the G20 in Johannesburg in November 2025 and the G7 in France earlier this year.

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Takaichi Boosts Rail

The summit highlighted a joint high-speed rail corridor linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad as a flagship infrastructure project.
Japan pledged to more than double its investment in India to over $61 billion over the next decade.
Both governments adopted three landmark documents on economic security, energy resilience and artificial intelligence.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived with a large Japanese business delegation and will address a business conference on Thursday.

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India-Japan Sign MoUs

India and Japan signed MoUs on AI, defence, health and energy at the 16th Summit in New Delhi.
Japan pledged over $10 billion and ¥10 trillion for India over the next decade, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging investment to reach 10 trillion yen and firms to double in ten years.
The leaders reaffirmed cooperation in manufacturing, semiconductors, energy and minerals and announced a Japan Business Week to ease doing business in India.

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