Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Japan
EmbassyJapan · Ambassador: Ms. Nagma Mohamed Mallick
10 figures · 2 sources · built 1 hour ago
In short
India’s embassy in Japan records bilateral trade of $27.48bn, a reported community of 66,887, 79 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 51%. Led by Ms. Nagma Mohamed Mallick, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$27.48bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Bilateral Brief — Japan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral Trade” section
“Bilateral Trade: India's total trade with Japan in FY25-26 is USD 27.48 billion, with Exports of USD 6.04 billion and Imports of USD 21.44 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence66,887
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Japan"
“PIOs 1,761 + NRIs 65,126 = 66,887”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence79
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 31 March 1962)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRAINING CENTRE FOR MARINE PRODUCTS PROCESSING — 31 March 1962”
Published: 31 March 1962 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
51%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Japan”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to JapanUS dollars · as stated in the brief$6.04bn
Bilateral Brief — Japan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral Trade” section
“Bilateral Trade: India's total trade with Japan in FY25-26 is USD 27.48 billion, with Exports of USD 6.04 billion and Imports of USD 21.44 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from JapanUS dollars · as stated in the brief$21.44bn
Bilateral Brief — Japan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Bilateral Trade” section
“Bilateral Trade: India's total trade with Japan in FY25-26 is USD 27.48 billion, with Exports of USD 6.04 billion and Imports of USD 21.44 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation−$15.40bn
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Japanpersons · as stated in the brief59,000
Bilateral Brief — Japan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community in Japan” section
“Indian Community in Japan: Around 59,000 Indians currently live in Japan.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2025
Bilateral Brief — Japan
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Summit and recent High-Level Exchanges” section
“PM Modi has visited Japan eight times since 2014, for the annual Summits in 2014, 2016, 2018; G20 Osaka Summit in 2019; Quad Tokyo Summit, funeral of former PM Shinzo Abe in 2022, G7 Hiroshima Summit in May 2023 (when PM unveiled Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park), and most recently in August 2025 for 15th Annual Summit.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (79)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF JAPAN ON INDIA-JAPAN DIGITAL PARTNERSHIP 2.0Aid and Cooperation25 August 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN INDIA BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPANEducation20 March 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF JAPAN IN THE AREAS OF DECENTRALIZED DOMESTIC WASTE WATER MANAGEMENTEnvironment and Resources19 March 2022
- INDIA-JAPAN INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS PARTNERSHIP ROADMAPBusiness and Trade19 March 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CYBER SECURITY BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPANAid and Cooperation19 March 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM OF THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENTMiscellaneous19 March 2022
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF JAPAN ON INDIA-JAPAN INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS PARTNERSHIP.Business and Trade16 November 2021
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN ON A BASIC FRAMEWORK FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM PERTAINING TO "SPECIFIED SKILLED WORKER"Aid and Cooperation18 January 2021
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN, IN THE FIELD OF STEEL INDUSTRYAid and Cooperation22 December 2020
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF STEEL INDUSTRYAid and Cooperation22 December 2020
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE AREAS OF HEALTHCAREHealth29 October 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON INDIA-JAPAN DIGITAL PARTNERSHIPAid and Cooperation29 October 2018
- MOC IN THE POSTAL FIELD BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANAid and Cooperation29 October 2018
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRYAid and Cooperation29 October 2018
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATIONEnvironment and Resources29 October 2018
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESSHealth29 October 2018
- MOC IN THE FIELD OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN INDIA BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANEducation14 September 2017
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR INDIA-JAPAN ACT EAST FORUMAid and Cooperation14 September 2017
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE CABINET OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPANOther11 September 2017
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN CONCERNING COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF OUTER SPACEAid and Cooperation11 November 2016
- MOC IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANCultural Relations and Sport11 November 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF TEXTILESAid and Cooperation11 November 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGYEnvironment and Resources11 November 2016
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON THE MANUFACTURING SKILL TRANSFER PROMOTION PROGRAMMEAid and Cooperation11 November 2016
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RELATED INDUSTRYAid and Cooperation11 November 2016
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON MUTUAL COLLABORATION IN MARINE AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology11 November 2016
- MOC IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANCultural Relations and Sport11 November 2016
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON HIGH SPEED RAILWAYSTransport12 December 2015
- INDIA AND JAPAN VISION 2025 SPECIAL STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING TOGETHER FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF THE INDO PACIFIC REGION AND THE WORLDAid and Cooperation12 December 2015
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade11 December 2015
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF FORESTS AND FORESTRY BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANEnvironment and Resources11 December 2015
- MOC BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION IN RAIL SECTORTransport11 December 2015
- LETTER OF INTENT TOWARD ESTABLISHING A YOUNG RESEARCHER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANEducation11 December 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANBusiness and Trade11 December 2015
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANEducation11 December 2015
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON MEDICAL PRODUCTS REGULATION DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION FRAMEWORKHealth11 December 2015
- MOU BETWEEN IIM A INDIA AND GRIPS JAPANEducation09 December 2015
- MOU ON TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANScience and Technology09 December 2015
- STATEMENT OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR ANALYZING ISSUES RELATED TO THE ENERGY SECTOR ON THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATIVE BASISEnvironment and Resources09 December 2015
- AGREEMENT ON THE EXTENSION OF THE MOU ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANScience and Technology09 June 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH CAREHealth01 September 2014
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENTAid and Cooperation01 September 2014
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON MUTUAL COLLABORATION IN OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology19 August 2014
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN CONCERNING THE MODEL PROJECT FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS IN INDIAEnvironment and Resources06 August 2014
- IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology25 January 2014
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN TO ENHANCE AND STRENGTHEN TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF STANDARDIZATION AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTAid and Cooperation25 January 2014
- MOU IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANAid and Cooperation22 January 2014
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON COOPERATION IN RARE EARTHS INDUSTRYAid and Cooperation16 November 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON COOPERATION IN THE RARE EARTHS INDUSTRY IN INDIAAid and Cooperation16 November 2012
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON SOCIAL SECURITYSocial Security16 November 2012
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS OF INDIA AND THE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF JAPANBusiness and Trade30 January 2012
- PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENT ON INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHAPTER ON CUSTOMS PROCEDURES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND JAPAN AND THE CHAPTER ON CUSTOMS PROCEDURES OF THE IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT OF CEPABusiness and Trade01 August 2011
- COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANAid and Cooperation16 February 2011
- IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 13 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTBETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANAid and Cooperation16 February 2011
- IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 13 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND JAPANBusiness and Trade16 February 2011
- IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN PURSUANT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND JAPANBusiness and Trade16 February 2011
- JOINT STATEMENT VISION FOR INDIA JAPAN STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE NEXT DECADEAid and Cooperation25 October 2010
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON SIMPLIFYING VISA PROCEDURES BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANDiplomatic Relations25 October 2010
- JOINT DECLARATION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTAid and Cooperation25 October 2010
- JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE JAPAN INDIA ENERGY DIALOGUEEnvironment and Resources30 April 2010
- JOINT STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER DR. MANMOHAN SINGH AND PRIME MINISTER DR. YUKIO HATOYAMA ON NEW STAGE OF INDIA-JAPAN STARTEGIC AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPAid and Cooperation29 December 2009
- JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANAid and Cooperation22 October 2008
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (KEK), JAPANScience and Technology22 October 2008
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND DELHI MUMBAI INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITEDAid and Cooperation21 October 2008
- JOINT STATEMENT OF INDIA AND JAPAN ON THE ENHANCEMENT OF COOPERATION ON INVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENERGY SECURITYEnvironment and Resources22 August 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF URBAN DEVELOPMENTAid and Cooperation01 May 2007
- JOINT STATEMENT ON PROMOTION OF INDIA-JAPAN TOURISM EXCHANGESAid and Cooperation15 December 2006
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade24 February 2006
- PROTOCOL MODIFYING AND AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION IN RESPECT OF TAXESBusiness and Trade08 April 1969
- AGREEMENT ON THE EXCHANGE OF INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANMiscellaneous24 February 1965
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN REGARDING SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN INDIAN CLAIMSMiscellaneous14 December 1963
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURAL DEMONSTRATION OF FARMSAid and Cooperation23 April 1962
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRAINING CENTRE FOR MARINE PRODUCTS PROCESSINGAid and Cooperation31 March 1962
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIESAid and Cooperation25 January 1960
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION IN RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade05 January 1960
- AGREEMENT ON COMMERCE BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANBusiness and Trade04 February 1958
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR PROMOTION OF CULTURAL RELATIONSBusiness and Trade29 October 1956
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN FOR AIR SERVICESTransport26 November 1955
- TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPANFriendships09 June 1952
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 41 sections, 28,720 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Japan Bilateral Brief · Other PM-level Interactions: · announcements · included · roadmap · under.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 13% apart
- Overseas Indians66,887
- Indian community in Japan59,000
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.