Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to extend cooperation to meet India's target of commencing commercial operations on priority sections of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project by 2027, a joint statement said after bilateral talks in New Delhi between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi. The leaders highlighted plans to introduce E10 trains to the MAHSR network and the prime minister invited Japanese firms to explore roles in future high-speed corridors to realise a 7,000-kilometre national high-speed rail network.

The summit saw signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation on the Next-Generation Mobility Partnership to combine Japan's mobility technologies with India's market potential and human resources. The MAHSR is being developed using Japanese Shinkansen technology and operational standards and incorporates advanced traction, electrification, track infrastructure and operational systems. Officials described the corridor as a milestone in railway modernisation that will transform inter-city mobility and build domestic capabilities and technical skills development.

Beyond rail infrastructure the leaders prioritised India's North Eastern Region to support a resilient Indo-Pacific under the Act East Policy, and Japan pledged assistance for road networks, bridges and disaster risk reduction. They committed to developing value chains linking the region with the Bay of Bengal and noted progress on four Japanese assistance projects. These projects include Mumbai Metro Line 11, Bengaluru Metro Phase 3, healthcare and education infrastructure in Maharashtra and horticulture in Punjab.

The two nations agreed to expand people to people exchanges and talent circulation to address domestic challenges, noting that visitors between them crossed 540,000 in 2025 and pledging promotion of two way tourism alongside enhanced consular dialogue. They welcomed promotion of Japanese language education through the Nihongo Partners programme and highlighted the role of creative industries in deepening cultural connections among youth. Sub-national diplomacy noted the India Japan Governors' Network and prefecture collaborations across states.