Shinzo Abe visit to
India
India and Japan
exchanged 16 bilateral documents including agreement on civil nuclear energy
cooperation. The documents were exchanged in New Delhi during the state visit
of Prime Minister of Japan to India. Besides, both the sides issued Joint
Statement on India and Japan Vision 2025: Special Strategic and Global Partnership
Working Together for Peace and Prosperity of the Indo-Pacific Region and the
World.
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List of Documents
exchanged b/w India & Japan
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1
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Agreement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation
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Memorandum concerning the Agreement
on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
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2
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Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on
High Speed Railways
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Between Mumbai and Ahmedabad with
financial and technical assistance from Japan
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3
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Agreement concerning transfer of
Defence Equipment and Technology Cooperation
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: It provides a framework to enhance
defence and security cooperation by making available to each other, defence
equipment and technology necessary to implement joint research, development
and/or production projects or projects.
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4
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Agreement concerning security
measures for the protection of classified military information
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It ensures the reciprocal protection
of classified military information transmitted to each other, provided that
the terms of protection are consistent with the national laws and regulations
of the Receiving Party.
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5
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Agreement on Amendment Protocol of
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
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It amends the Convention between
India and Japan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of
Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, signed in 1989.
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6
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MoC between Ministry of Railways and
MLIT on Technological Cooperation in Rail Sector
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It establishes areas for
comprehensive technological cooperation including sharing of information and
best practices; exchanges of officials and technicians among others.
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7
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MoU on technological cooperation
between Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO) and Japan Railway
Technical Research Institute (JRTRI)
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It proposes to cooperate in the
areas of safety in train operation; advanced techniques of maintenance; use
of environment friendly technologies, etc.
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8
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Letter of Intent on the Strategic
International Cooperative Program between Department of Science and
Technology of India and the Japan Science and Technology Agency
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The Program seeks to promote and
supports collaborative activities like Functional Applications of Physical
Sciences in Information and Communication Technology (including Internet of
Things, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analysis).
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9
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Letter of Intent toward establishing
a young researcher’s exchange program between the DST, India and the Japan
Society for the promotion of Science
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This seeks to establish reciprocal
Fellowship program for capacity building and human resource development in
frontier areas of Science & Technology.
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10
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MoC on Medical Products Regulation
Dialogue and Cooperation Framework
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This was signed between Central
Drugs Standard Control Organization and Ministry of Health, Labour and
Welfare of Japan to facilitate a constructive dialogue in areas pertinent to
raw materials for pharmaceutical use, biological products and and the relevant
administrative and regulatory matters within the jurisdiction of the two
Sides.
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11
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MoC in the field of Education
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Seeks to encourage development of
contacts and cooperation between the educational institutions of the two
countries and possible support for exchange of aspiring students between
India and Japan.
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12
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Statement of Intent between NITI
Aayog and Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
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It lays down the broad mission of
promoting cooperation in issues related to energy sector so as to examine and
understand various energy sector related issues.
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13
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MoU on cooperation between State
Government of Andhra Pradesh and Toyama Prefecture
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It facilitates mutual collaboration
in the interest areas of economic exchange; pharmaceutical production
industry; cultural exchange; tourism exchange; person-to-person and academic
exchange
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14
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MoU between State Government of
Kerala and Lake Nakaumi, Lake Shinji & Mt. Daisen area Mayors Association
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Under this, both sides agreed to
develop trade, investment and economic relations between the business circles
of with particular focus on small and medium enterprises.
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15
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MoU between Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and National Graduate Institute for Policy
Studies (GRIPS)
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It seeks to enrich the intellectual
environment of both the institutions.
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16
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MoC in the field of forests and
forestry
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It endeavours to enhance cooperation
in human resource development and institutional exchange between training
institutes; sustainable forest management; enhancement of forest conservation
and forest disaster prevention.
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Other
Highlights
·
India extended visa an arrival (VoA)
facility for Japanese nationals, including businessmen from 1st March 2016.
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India and Japan had signed a pact to
develop Varanasi as a “Smart City”. The plan is to develop Varanasi on the
lines of Japanese city of Kyoto.
Mr. Shinzo Abe also attended the Ganga Aarti at
Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi.
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