India, Japan hold first AI Strategic Dialogue

• The inaugural India-Japan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategic Dialogue was held on April 21 in Mumbai.

• The AI Strategic Dialogue advances the India-Japan AI Cooperation Initiative, announced by the Prime Ministers of India and Japan in August 2025. 

• Cooperation in this field constitutes a central pillar of the India-Japan Joint Vision for the Next Decade.

• The dialogue was attended by stakeholder ministries, departments and agencies from both the governments and included a component that brought together representatives from government and AI industry from both sides.

• Both sides engaged in substantive discussions on strategic cooperation across the entire AI stack, with a view to promoting co-creation, enhancing policy convergence, and encouraging the development of AI solutions in industrial domains to foster a robust, innovative and trustworthy AI ecosystem. 

• The Dialogue also explored avenues to strengthen international mobility of AI talent and expand joint research through exchanges and collaborative projects. 

• Furthermore, both sides deliberated on international cooperation in AI governance, policy formulation, and engagement in multilateral fora.

• Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to jointly navigate the challenges and opportunities over the next decade in the field of AI, to help attain respective domestic goals, and to bring the next generation closer together.