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MUFG CEO Hironori Kamezawa’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi highlights Japan’s deepening financial partnership with India, as MUFG acquires a 20% stake in Shriram Finance to support MSMEs and Viksit Bharat.

Steel has long been more than just an industrial material for India and Japan. It has acted as a quiet and enduring bridge between the two countries. Over time, it has evolved from a basic trade component into a strategic partnership centred on modernization, sustainability and global industry shifts. Long before the term "strategic partnership”, steel- both as a became common, steel- both as a product and a symbol- was helping lay the economic and technological basis of Indi

As India fast-tracks its rise as a global manufacturing and logistics hub, Japanese companies are deepening their presence in the country’s next-generation Industrial Smart Cities. With four smart cities completed and several more advancing rapidly under the NICDC programme, the India Japan partnership is entering a new phase where investment, technology, and co-creation converge. From Dholera SIR and AURIC to IITGN, Japan’s growing interest—supported by institutions like JOI