From Quake-Safe Bullet Trains To AI And Security: PM Modi's Big Japan Agenda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Japan from 29th to 30th August 2025, his eighth visit to the country. Along with his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, PM Modi will hold the 15th India-Japan annual summit on Friday.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be making his eighth visit to Japan from 29th to 30th August 2025. During this trip, he will hold the 15th India-Japan annual summit on Friday with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated on Tuesday, "The 15th summit will provide both prime ministers an opportunity to conduct a comprehensive review of bilateral relations, assess progress made over recent years across various domains, and exchange perspectives on significant regional and global issues."
"This summit will also serve as a platform to introduce new initiatives aimed at strengthening the relationship's resilience and addressing emerging opportunities and challenges."
According to an official statement, the two leaders will evaluate the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, encompassing areas such as defence and security, trade and economy, technology and innovation, and people-to-people exchanges. They will also discuss regional and global matters of importance.
The prime ministers are expected to travel together to Sendai, a city renowned for its semiconductor industry, via bullet train.
On their first joint journey, Prime Ministers Modi and Ishiba will discuss potential Japanese participation in future bullet train projects in India, extending beyond the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor.
Following the initial agreement to deploy Japan's E5 series bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, Tokyo has proposed launching the new E10 series bullet trains simultaneously in both countries.
The E10 bullet trains maintain the same maximum speed of 320 kilometres per hour as the E5 trains. However, they feature enhanced earthquake safety measures to prevent derailment and are designed with capabilities for future driverless automated operation.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide funding of Rs 88,000 crore, approximately 81 percent of the total estimated cost of Rs 1,08,000 crore for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad-High-Speed-Rail project. The remaining amount will be financed by India's Ministry of Railways and the state governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Additionally, the two nations plan to upgrade their 2008 Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation and launch an economic security initiative focused on semiconductors, critical minerals, artificial intelligence, telecommunication, and clean energy.
Foreign Secretary Misri emphasized that India and Japan are countries that share values, trust, and strategic perspectives on numerous issues, representing Asia's two leading democracies and among the world's top five economies. He noted that the annual summit constitutes the highest level dialogue mechanism between India and Japan.