India and Japan announced a strategic tech collaboration at the NDTV Indo‑Japan Summit in New Delhi, declaring a joint effort to knit together Japan’s hardware prowess and India’s startup dynamism.
Former ambassador Sujan Chinoy said the two countries must build trusted partnerships and secure global supply chains, especially in AI and semiconductors, or else Asia will struggle to form a reliable tech stack.
Daisaku Yukita, chief director general of JETRO, added that digital and innovation services will drive business ties, noting that Japan’s global technologies and India’s growing ecosystem create a huge potential when combined.
Startup policy chief Shweta Rajpal Kohli highlighted growing interest in deepening collaboration, stressing that while sovereign tech capabilities are expanding, regulatory bottlenecks and workforce mobility remain stumbling blocks.
Chinoy warned that India’s AI mission is largely public‑sector driven, whereas Japan’s is private, complicating alignment, and that attracting talent to India amid higher U.S. salaries is difficult. He called for joint semiconductor supply chains, data centres and GPU computing.
Yukita said a reliable ecosystem is essential for manufacturing semiconductors, and that a business‑friendly environment must be cultivated. The panel agreed the partnership is only the beginning, with plans to set up joint working groups and a roadmap to launch joint programmes by early 2027.