Japan-India Relations
Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
January 19, 2025
On January 19, commencing at 4:30 p.m. local time, (6:30 a.m. on January 20, JST) for approximately 40 minutes, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with H.E. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India during his visit to Washington D.C. to attend the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
- At the outset, Minister Iwaya, while referring that Minister Jaishankar expressed Japan-India relations as “the most natural and strategic relations in Asia” in his book, stated that Japan and India, sharing common fundamental values, have a great responsibility for peace and prosperity of the international society. In response, Minister Jaishankar stated that he would like to deepen bilateral relation together with Minister Iwaya.
- Both Ministers exchanged views on concrete efforts for bilateral cooperation in various areas such as security, economy and people-to-people exchange. During the meeting, considering that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the agreement on cooperation in the field of science and technology, they concurred to designate the period from April this year to March of the following year as "Japan India Science Technology and Innovation Exchange Year" (STIY25) to further advance cooperation by leveraging each other’s strengths in the fields of science, technology, and innovation.
- Both Ministers also held discussions on efforts by the Quad (Japan-Australia-India-U.S.).