India and Japan swap young workers for expertise to meet each other’s needs

News - South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-05 · by Biman Mukherji
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Summary

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal visited Japan from August 24-27 to solidify an economic partnership between the two countries, with the goal of meeting each other's needs through a talent exchange program involving over 500,000 workers and expertise in areas such as stealth warship technology. During his visit, Goyal mentioned that India aims to become a US$30 trillion economy by 2047, up from its current US$4 trillion. He stated this goal while speaking at a joint gathering with Japanese business federation Keidanren, which represents over 1,500 companies. The exchange program is part of preparations for the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic ties next year.
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Topics

India Japan Japanese New Delhi Tokyo

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Japan GPE · 2× Japanese NORP · 2× Commerce ORG · 1× Goyal PERSON · 1× India GPE · 1× Indian NORP · 1× Keidanren ORG · 1× New Delhi GPE · 1× Piyush Goyal PERSON · 1× Tokyo GPE · 1×

Narrative

From stealth warship tech to a 500,000-strong talent exchange, Tokyo and New Delhi are pairing Japanese precision with Indian scale At its head was Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose four-day tour from August 24 to 27 not only laid the groundwork for next year’s 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties but also worked to solidify an economic partnership now expanding into shipbuilding and defence.
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2026-09-05 · News - South China Morning Post
India and Japan swap young workers for expertise to meet each other’s needs · assertive framing

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India and Japan swap young workers for expertise to meet each other’s needs asserted
India → swap → needs
From stealth warship tech to a 500,000-strong talent exchange, Tokyo and New Delhi are pairing Japanese precision with Indian scale At its head was Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose four-day tour from August 24 to 27 not only laid the groundwork for next year’s 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties but also worked to solidify an economic partnership now expanding into shipbuilding and defence. asserted
tour → pair → shipbuilding
“We believe in the principle of continuous improvement and we are looking at Japan being our partner in this journey as we progress from a US$4 trillion economy today to a US$30 trillion economy by 2047,” Goyal told a joint gathering on August 24 that included representatives of Keidanren, a Japanese business federation representing more than 1,500 companies. asserted
that → believe → companies
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