India, Japan to intensify cooperation in AI to attain national goals

India and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to jointly navigate the challenges and opportunities over the next decade in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to help attain their respective domestic goals, and to bring their countries and peoples of the next generation closer together than ever before.

The inaugural India–Japan AI Strategic Dialogue was held on Tuesday in Mumbai. The dialogue was co-chaired by Amit A. Shukla, Joint Secretary (Cyber Diplomacy) in the Ministry of External Affairs and Hanada Takahiro, Deputy Assistant Minister for Cyber Security in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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The dialogue was attended by stakeholder Ministries, Departments and Agencies from both the gGovernments and included a component that brought together representatives from Government and AI industry from both sides.

Both sides engaged in substantive discussions on strategic cooperation across the entire AI stack, with a view to promoting co-creation, enhancing policy convergence, and encouraging the development of AI solutions in industrial domains to foster a robust, innovative and trustworthy AI ecosystem.

The Ministry of External Affairs said the dialogue also explored avenues to strengthen international mobility of AI talent and expand joint research through exchanges and collaborative projects. Furthermore, both sides deliberated on international cooperation in AI governance, policy formulation, and engagement in multilateral fora.

The AI Strategic Dialogue advances the India-Japan AI Cooperation Initiative, announced by the Prime Ministers of India and Japan during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Japan in August 2025. Cooperation in this field constitutes a central pillar of the India–Japan Joint Vision for the next decade.