PM Modi invited the Japanese Prime Minister to visit India for the next Annual Summit.

PM Modi Attends 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, Latest News: Prime Minister, who is on a two-day visit to Japan from August 29 to August 30, 2025, to attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo today, did a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, after attending the summit. 

During the press conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he had a productive and purposeful discussion with his Japanese counterpart and that both leaders agreed that as two of the world's largest economies and vibrant democracies, the partnership of the two nations is vital not only to both countries but also to global peace and stability.

“Strong democracies are natural partners in shaping a better world,” PM Modi said. 

Laying a strong foundation for a new and golden chapter in the Special Strategic and Global Partnership of the two nations, he said, “We have created a roadmap for the next decade. At the center of our vision are investment, innovation, economic security, environment, technology, health, mobility, people-to-people exchanges, and state-prefecture partnership.”

A target of 10 trillion yen investment from Japan to India in the next ten years has been set today, with a special emphasis on connecting Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-ups of India and Japan.
“In the India and Japan Business Forum, I also told the Japanese companies, Make in India, Make for the world. Our Joint Credit Mechanism is a big win for energy. It shows that our green partnership is as strong as our economic partnership,” PM said. 

Under the action plan of human resource exchange, in the next five years, the exchange of 5 lakh people from both sides will be encouraged in different areas, PM said.  50,000 skilled Indians will actively contribute to Japan's economy, he added. 

PM Modi further said in the joint press conference today, said that India and Japan are fully committed to a free, open, peaceful, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
“We have common concerns about terrorism and cybersecurity. Our common interests are linked to Defense and Maritime Security. We have decided that mutual cooperation in the field of defense industry and innovation will be further strengthened.”

“India and Japan's partnership is rooted in mutual trust, reflects our national priorities, and is shaped by our shared values and beliefs. Together, we carry a common dream of peace, progress and prosperity of our peoples and for the world,” he added. 

PM Modi invited the Japanese Prime Minister to visit India for the next Annual Summit.

Earlier today PM Modi received a Daruma doll from Rev Seishi Hirose, Chief Priest of the Shorinzan Daruma-Ji temple.
The Daruma doll is considered auspicious and a good luck charm in Japanese culture. The Daruma tradition in Japan is based on the legacy of Bodhidharma, an Indian monk from Kancheepuram, known in Japan as Daruma Daishi, who is said to have travelled here over a thousand years ago.

PM attends India-Japan Economic Forum
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shigeru Ishiba, attended the India-Japan Economic Forum, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry and Keidanren [Japan Business Federation] in Tokyo today. 

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