Post the presentation by Industries, As a token of appreciation and goodwill, Mr Sukaran Singh, Executive Council Member, SIDM, and Managing Director, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), presented on behalf of the Industry Delegation, a memento to Mr Takashi Koyari, State Minister of Defence, Japan, during the India–Japan Defence Industry Forum held in Tokyo on 13 October 2026. The gesture symbolised the spirit of friendship and mutual respect underpinning the India–Japan Defence Industry partnership, reflecting the shared commitment to strengthening defence industrial cooperation and fostering deeper engagement between the defence industries of both nations. #SIDM# #IndiaJapan# #DefenceCooperation# #DefenceIndustry# #IndiaJapanPartnership#

The Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), in association with the Embassy of India in Japan and the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India, hosted the India–Japan Defence Industry Forum in Tokyo on 13 October 2026. The 23-member Indian defence industry delegation was led by Shri Prakash Rajpurohit, Joint Secretary (DIP), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence. The Forum witnessed the presence of Mr Takashi Koyari San, State Minister of Defence, Japan, Mr Manabu Imakyurei, Commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), along with senior representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Defence and leading Japanese industries. SIDM expresses its sincere gratitude to Shri R. Madhu Sudan, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of India in Japan, and Capt Ashish Delsaria, Defence Attaché, for their invaluable support and assistance in ensuring the successful organisation of the Forum. The engagement marks an important step towards strengthening India–Japan defence industrial cooperation, fostering industry partnerships, and exploring opportunities for collaboration in co-development, co-production and advanced defence technologies. #SIDM# #IndiaJapan# #DefenceCooperation# #DefenceManufacturing# #AatmanirbharBharat# #IndiaJapanPartnership#

Addressed the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum along with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. It was gladdening to interact with business leaders from both countries, whose enterprise and innovation continue to add new momentum to the India-Japan economic partnership. @takaichi_sanae

On Day 3 of the Defence Industry delegation visit to Tokyo, Japan, ATLA and the Embassy of India facilitated visit to EdgeCortix, a Japan-based semiconductor company specialising in hardware-software Co-design for energy-efficient AI edge computing. The delegation met with the leadership and technical team at EdgeCortix and engaged in discussions on the company’s cutting-edge AI and semiconductor design technologies, followed by live demonstrations of its solutions. EdgeCortix’s SAKURA-II AI accelerator and MERA software framework support advanced AI workloads, including Generative AI, vision and multimodal applications, with use cases across defence, aerospace, robotics and other demanding environments. The visit provided the SIDM delegation with valuable insights into Japan’s growing semiconductor design and AI ecosystem, and explored potential avenues for technology collaboration and industry partnerships between Indian and Japanese companies. SIDM remains committed to strengthening India–Japan defence and technology industry partnerships and fostering greater collaboration in emerging technologies.

AWS & SAP signed a five-year strategic collaboration to bring SAP Business AI capabilities to 7 additional regions: India Japan UK Brazil Canada South Korea Malaysia This is aimed at giving more enterprises local access to SAP’s AI and business software on AWS infrastructure

Delighted to receive Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. Reaffirmed the vital role of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership in advancing peace, stability and prosperity across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. @moteging