The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is on the Two-Day visit to India. In his first move, he has inaugurated the first High-Speed Rail Project of India that will run between Mumbai to Ahmedabad. Here is the complete list of MoUs/Agreements signed during the visit of Prime Minister of Japan to India.
| S. No. | Memorandums | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. Disaster Risk Management | ||
| 1. | MOC between the Ministry of Home Affairs of India and the Cabinet Office of Japan. | Aims to cooperate and collaborate in the field of disaster risk reduction and to share the experiences, knowledge, and policies on disaster prevention. |
| B. Skills Development | ||
| 2. | MoC in the field of Japanese Language Education in India between MEA and MOFA, Japan | To strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in the field of Japanese language education in India |
| C. Connectivity | ||
| 3. | India Japan Act East Forum | To enhance connectivity and promote developmental projects in the North Eastern Region of India |
| D. Economic & Commercial | ||
| 4. | Arrangement between India Post and Japan Post on Administrative Instruction for the Implementation of Cool EMS service | Aims at implementing the commercial arrangement of “Cool EMS” service between the Japan Post and India Post |
| E. Investment (Gujarat) | ||
| 5. | India-Japan Investment Promotion Road map between DIPP and METI | To facilitate and accelerate the Japanese investments in India |
| 6. | MOC between METI and the State of Gujarat on ‘Japan-India special program for Make In India’ in Mandal Bechraj-Khoraj in Gujarat | To Cooperate in infrastructure development programs in the Mandal Bechraj-Khorajregion |
| F. Civil Aviation | ||
| 7. | Exchange of RoD on Civil Aviation Cooperation (Open Sky) | It opens skies between India and Japan i.e. Indian and Japanese carriers can mount now unlimited number of flights to the selected cities. |
| G. Science & Technology | ||
| 8. | Agreement for International joint exchange program between interdisciplinary theoretical and mathematical sciences program (iTHEMS), RIKEN and National Centres for Biological Sciences (Simons-NCBS) | To establish a Joint Exchange Program to identify and foster talented young scientists from both the countries to collaborate in the field of theoretical biology |
| 9. | Joint Research Contract between National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Japan and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) | To conduct joint research and to establish an International Center named as “DBT-AISTInternational CENter for Translational & Environmental Research (DAICENTER)” at AIST, Japan |
| 10. | MOU Between DBT and National Institute of Advanced Science & Technology (AIST) | To promote research collaboration between DBT Research Institutes and AIST in the field of Life Science and Biotechnology |
| H. Sports | ||
| 11. | MoU on International Academic and Sports Exchange between Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) and Nippon Sports Science University, Japan (NSSU) | To facilitate and deepen international education cooperation and exchanges |
| 12. | MoU on International Academic and Sports Exchange between Sports Authority of India and Nippon Sports Science University, Japan (NSSU) | To facilitate and deepen international education cooperation and exchanges |
| 13. | LETTER OF INTENT between Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) and University of Tsukuba, Japan | To strengthen strategic collaboration, joint research program, and exchanges |
| 14. | LETTER OF INTENT between Sports Authority of India and University of Tsukuba, Japan | To strengthen strategic collaboration, joint research program, and exchanges |
| I. Academics/Think Tank | ||
| 15. | MoU between RIS and IDE-JETRO for promotion of Cooperation in Research Related Activities | To promote institutional cooperation between RIS and IDE-JETRO |
Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB)