Japanese, Indian companies to promote economic security

Also on Friday, the two countries held a meeting of the Japan-India Economic Forum involving the public and private sectors.

“Cooperation between the two countries is expanding to the Pacific, the Indian Ocean, Africa and even Europe,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in a speech at the forum meeting.

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Japanese investment in India has reached 13 billion dollars in the past two years, declaring that the two countries will shape the “Asian Century” for stability, growth and prosperity.