Piyush Goyal Hails India-Japan Friendship and Partnership

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal highlighted the depth of India’s friendship and strategic partnership with Japan, describing the country as one of India’s closest partners in the shared pursuit of peace, progress and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.

India-Japan ties have withstood the test of time, with an upward trajectory marking the future of the partnership. 🇮🇳🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/6xLFPACYXC

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 18, 2026

Addressing a gathering welcoming a Japanese delegation, Goyal said India and Japan share a relationship with significant institutional depth and a strong foundation of mutual respect.

From semiconductors to critical minerals, quantum computing to battery storage, clean energy to next generation mobility - areas of cooperation between India and Japan are innumerous 🇮🇳🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/c8oh3owcJd

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 18, 2026

“It is indeed a great honour to welcome our friends from Japan this evening,” Goyal said, praising Japan for its culture of excellence and harmony.

Goyal also used the symbolism of tea to describe the cultural connection between the two countries. He noted that while ancient India shared chai with the world, Japan transformed its tea tradition into sadou, the Japanese tea ceremony, where every encounter is valued and every moment is treasured.

The Union Minister said such cultural connections reflect the broader India-Japan relationship, which extends beyond diplomacy into economic cooperation, technology, investment, skills and people-to-people ties.

His remarks come as India and Japan look to deepen their strategic and economic partnership in the Indo-Pacific, with greater cooperation in areas that can contribute to peace, progress and shared prosperity.