{"id":61304,"date":"2026-03-04T20:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=61304"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:57:07","slug":"7th-india-japan-cepa-joint-committee-meeting-held-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/national\/7th-india-japan-cepa-joint-committee-meeting-held-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"7th India\u2013Japan CEPA Joint Committee Meeting Held in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Secretary Rajesh Agrawal Calls for Diversified and Balanced India\u2013Japan Trade; Highlights CEPA\u2019s Full Potential and Export Opportunities<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">New Delhi:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; color: #333333;\">The 7th Joint Committee Meeting under the India\u2013Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was held on 2 March 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting was co-chaired by\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\">Secretary, Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal, Government of India,<\/strong>\u00a0and the Senior Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; color: #333333;\">Both sides reviewed issues relating to the implementation of the CEPA and deliberated on ways to further strengthen bilateral economic engagement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; color: #333333;\">On the sidelines of the meeting,\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\">Secretary, Department of Commerce, Agrawal,\u00a0<\/strong>met the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Discussions covered a wide range of issues, including bilateral trade and investment, improving the business environment, and the upcoming 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; color: #333333;\">During the meeting with the METI Vice Minister, Agrawal highlighted the shared vision articulated by the leaders of both countries during the Annual Summit in August 2025 and underscored the need to enhance and diversify bilateral trade and investment. He emphasized the strong complementarities between the two economies\u2014Japan\u2019s strengths in technology, capital, and advanced manufacturing, and India\u2019s skilled workforce, large market, and rapidly growing economy. He stressed the importance of harnessing the full benefits of the CEPA, including the movement of natural persons as envisaged during the Leaders\u2019 Summit.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; color: #333333;\">Secretary Agrawal noted the significant potential for growth in Indian exports to Japan in sectors such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and services. He also underlined the importance of achieving a more balanced bilateral trade relationship to ensure long-term sustainability.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; color: #333333;\">The Commerce Secretary further engaged with leading representatives of Japanese industry during a roundtable interaction. In the evening, a Trade and Investment Roadshow was organized by the Embassy of India in Japan in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Keidanren, focusing on promoting trade from India and facilitating greater investment flows from Japanese companies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text !important;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; color: #333333;\">Secretary Agrawal apprised participants of India\u2019s conducive policy environment for trade and investment, including ongoing measures to improve ease of doing business and simplified regulatory processes. He emphasized that the CEPA provides a stable framework ensuring tariff certainty and regulatory predictability, thereby fostering a facilitative environment for deeper collaboration between India and Japan as trusted partners in global value and supply chains.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary Rajesh Agrawal Calls for Diversified and Balanced India\u2013Japan Trade; Highlights CEPA\u2019s Full Potential and Export Opportunities New Delhi: The 7th Joint Committee Meeting under the India\u2013Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was held on 2 March 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. 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