By Sahil Pandey
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party chief and former Foreign Minister Taro Kono has praised India’s vibrant startup ecosystem, saying that “India’s startup culture is very strong” and Japanese startups might be taught from the nation.
Speaking to ANI following his go to to Bengaluru and New Delhi, Kono mentioned the go to supplied a possibility to discover areas the place India and Japan can additional increase cooperation.
“Although our visit was very short, it was very exciting. We went to Bengaluru and New Delhi. We heard a lot of expectations from the Indian side towards Japan, and we also have a lot of expectations for future cooperation. So, this was a very good step forward towards a stronger bilateral relationship,” Kono instructed ANI.
Highlighting India’s power within the house sector, Kono mentioned he was impressed by the nation’s startup ecosystem.
“In the space field, there are more than 500 startups. That’s amazing. I think India’s startup culture is very strong, and I think the Japanese startups could learn from India,” he mentioned.
Kono mentioned India and Japan ought to encourage better motion of startups between the 2 nations, with Indian corporations exploring the Japanese market and Japanese startups seeking to increase globally.
“Hopefully, Indian startups could come to Japan in search of market as well as resources. And we would like to encourage Japanese startups to go global, including India,” he mentioned.
On the broader India-Japan partnership, Kono mentioned cooperation ought to prolong past international affairs and defence to areas together with academia, employment, financial system and Indo-Pacific safety.
“We would like to build on this strategic partnership, not only foreign affairs and defence. We talked about academia and employment as well,” he mentioned.
“There are various fields in economy as well as security in the Indo-Pacific. I think India and Japan could work together and create a new international order,” Kono added.
Kono additionally highlighted the potential for better people-to-people exchanges, notably involving younger Indian expertise.
“Defence cooperation is taking a step forward, and we hear a lot of young Indian talent interested in coming to Japan. I think we need to encourage them not only to study in Japan, but work in Japan as well,” he mentioned.
Expanding on these diplomatic engagements, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a gathering with visiting Japanese Members of Parliament representing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in New Delhi on Monday, the place intensive discussions happened concerning political and financial issues of mutual concern.
The parliamentary delegation from Japan, headed by House of Representatives Member Taro Kono, arrived within the nation underneath the Ministry of External Affairs Distinguished Visitors Programme. The visiting delegation additionally contains Japanese MPs Karen Makishima, Kenji Nakanishi and Sako Yamamoto, alongside Japanese Ambassador to India Ono Keiichi.
Detailing the interplay, the Indian Embassy in Japan quoted Misri as saying, ‘I’m happy to have had the chance at this time to change views with the members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) parliamentary delegation to India, led by House of Representatives member Taro Kono, who’s at the moment visiting India as a part of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’ Distinguished Visitors’ Programme. In the assembly, we exchanged opinions on a variety of points within the political and financial fields of curiosity to each India and Japan.’
Highlighting the scope of bilateral ties, the Indian Embassy in Japan posted on X that the go to started in Bengaluru, the place the lawmakers toured the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
The embassy additional famous on X that cooperation in AI, know-how, house, defence, and startups varieties a vital pillar of the particular strategic world partnership. The initiative is designed to transient members of parliament on India’s newest developments, providing firsthand expertise and direct interplay with key stakeholders. (ANI)Â