Harnessing Science, Technology, and Innovation Through Strategic Partnership

The chapter gives an overview of the significance of such a relationship between the two nations, highlighting the geopolitical imperatives and the need for a structured framework to institutionalise the collaborative initiatives. The current status and future trajectories in the Indo-Japan relationship are also projected by the authors in the areas of defense, security, space, infrastructure and other economic and industrial sectors, besides the exclusive focus on science, technology and innovation. Finally, it is followed by the systematic organisation of the presentations made at the forum in the form of structured chapters, classified under three headings namely, Geopolitics, Science and Innovation and Societal challenges. Thus, this chapter aims to give the readers a clear idea about the issues abound the strategic partnership between the two great nations, India and Japan, to their mutual benefit and to the benefit of the society at large.