Japan-India Coordination Forum to steam ahead with infrastructural projects in the North-East
The Dollar Business Bureau The first meeting of the Japan-India Coordination Forum (JICF) for Development of North-Eastern Region was held at Delhi. This is a part of the Indo-Japan strategy to contain China’s marauding moves in the region. The JICF is being set up to focus on connectivity, road development, especially inter-State roads and major district roads, disaster management, food processing, organic farming, and tourism. The Secretary, Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), Naveen Verma led the Indian side while the Japanese delegation was led by the Japanese Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu. Senior Officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs, External Affairs, Department of Economic Affairs, and line Ministries of Government of India including Road Transport & Highways, Agriculture, Power ...
PM announces the Indo-Japan initiative Asia Africa Growth Corridor at AfDB
The Dollar Business Bureau Recalling the historical ties India shared with the African continent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 52nd annual meeting of the African Development Bank (AfDB) at Gujarat yesterday. Lauding the growing trade relationship between Africa and India, he mentioned that trade has multiplied between the two in the last fifteen years. It has doubled in the last five years to reach nearly seventy-two billion US dollars in 2014-15. India’s commodity trade with Africa in 2015-16 was higher than its commodity trade with America he said. The highlight of the inaugural address was the keenly awaited announcement by the PM on the Indo-Japan initiative, the ‘Asia Africa Growth Corridor’(AAGC), that was discussed and deliberated upon with Japanese PM Abe during ...
Pace of Indo-Japan FTA implementation needs to be enhanced: Sitharaman
The Dollar Business Bureau The Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the pace for implementing the India and Japan free trade agreement (FTA) needs to be increased further in order to exploit its huge potential. During a meeting between the minister and Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Hiroshige Seko this and many other issues were discussed. Sitharaman said that the implementation of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Japan has been slightly steady and required to be increased with faster pace in order to tap the great potential of bilateral trade between the two countries, an official statement said. Seko said that there is a lot of potential for cooperation between the two countries and stated that ...
AP woos Japanese companies to build smart communities
Sai Nikesh | The Dollar Business The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday organised a day-long Indo-Japan seminar on ‘Expanding Technology Cooperation for Smart Community in Andhra Pradesh’. The event was attended by more than 30 Japanese delegates and 100 participants from Japanese energy companies. The participants discussed various aspects on building cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of Andhra Pradesh to develop infrastructure in the newly formed State. The Japanese delegation and the Andhra Pradesh government announced to take steps to ensure better mutual cooperation in areas of building smart infrastructure and smart community, aimed at developing world class infrastructure for the State. Giving details of Japanese investment interest in the State, Ken Sasaji, ...
