Streamlining Japanese Investments in Indian Start-ups: What’s Missing?

Time to Champion Japan-India Leadership for Peace in the Indo-Pacific

Advertisement In the world of Indian startups, securing funding has become a formidable challenge in 2023, marked by a notable downturn in venture capital investments compared to the previous year. From January to June 2023, the collective venture capital injection barely crossed the $4 billion threshold, signifying a dramatic plunge from the substantial $18.4 billion … Read more

India and Japan: Connecting the Connectivities in the Bay of Bengal

India and Japan: Connecting the Connectivities in the Bay of Bengal

Advertisement Japan is taking the lead in reimagining connectivity and co-creating a shared future in the Indo-Pacific by pushing a “triple I” strategy – infrastructure, investment, and industrial value chains – with the aim of fostering economic corridors, competitiveness, productivity and inclusive growth. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s “New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific … Read more

Ahead of G7 Summit, Japan Reaches out to Global South

Ahead of G7 Summit, Japan Reaches out to Global South

Advertisement Since entering office in October 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has embraced many of the underlying principles of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s proactive diplomacy – no surprise, since Kishida served as Abe’s foreign minister for five years. But times have changed. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the growing tensions between … Read more