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

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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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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal led a four-day tour from August 24 to 27, marking the groundwork for next year's 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and Japan. During this trip, he worked to solidify an economic partnership that is expanding into areas like shipbuilding and defense. India is looking to tap into Japan's expertise in advanced technologies such as stealth warship technology. In return, Japan can benefit from India's large market size and scale. Goyal stated that India aims to partner with Japan as it seeks to grow its economy from $4 trillion today to $30 trillion by 2047. He expressed this vision at a joint gathering with representatives of Keidanren, a Japanese business federation representing over 1,500 companies, including those involved in the shipbuilding and defense industries. As part of this partnership, India and Japan are establishing a 500,000-strong talent exchange program** to facilitate the sharing of expertise between young workers from both countries.

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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 · 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

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