The 11th PRI-ICRIER Workshop
~Challenges and Prospects for India-Japan Economy and Labor Markets Amid Global Uncertainty~
The Policy Research Institute (PRI) and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) held the “11th PRI-ICRIER Workshop” in Tokyo on January 15th, 2026.
We discussed the outlook and challenges of the India-Japan economy and possible economic cooperation, as well as the labor market challenges faced by both countries and possible solutions for exchanging the workforce.
Date:January 15th, 2026
Place:Tokyo (Conference Room, Ministry of Finance, Japan)
Agenda(PDF:185KB)
- Session 1: Economic outlook and challenges for India and Japan in an uncertain global landscape, and possible economic cooperation between the two countries
- Session 2: Challenges in the labor markets of India and Japan, and possible solutions for exchanging the workforce
Presentation
- “India and Japan in a Fragmenting World - Growth, Resilience, and Strategic Economic Partnership”(PDF:2621KB)

Mr. Amitabh Kant, Member of Board of Governors, ICRIER
- “Japan’s economic outlook and policies”(PDF:1059KB)

Dr. UEDA Junji, Vice President of Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan
- “India-Japan Cooperation Initiatives in Human Resource Exchanges”(PDF:884KB)

Dr. Nisha Taneja, Professor and Lead of Trade, Investment and External Relations research vertical at ICRIER
Ms. Sanjana Joshi, Senior Fellow, Trade, Investment and External Relations research vertical at ICRIER
- “Open for Professionals Initiative”(PDF:2241KB)

Mr. Kulkarni Swastik, Deputy Director of Global Talent Acquisition Division, JETRO
*Reports from previous PRI-ICRIER workshops are available here.
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