New Delhi, March 7 -- Japan's Ambassador to India, Ono Keiichi, affirmed on Thursday that Japan will support India in achieving its developmental goals for 2047, while emphasising that both countries are poised to expand their economic partnership into emerging sectors such as renewable energy, artificial intelligence, and information technology.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 48th Joint Meeting of the Japan-India Business Cooperation Committee (JIBCC) and the India-Japan Business Cooperation Committee (IJBCC), Ambassador Keiichi characterised the bilateral relationship as one of natural partnership.

"Japan and India have been natural partners, and for more than 10 years, we have been special, strategic and global partners," he stated...