JAPAN-INDIA COOPERATION IN THE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SECTOR AND ITS PROSPECTS[power-point presentation ]

Slide 1

This was a very high level conference. H.E. Ambassador of Japan hosted a special exclusive dinner with the speakers a day before.

Slide 2

Reminds us of the historical developments of India and Japan – which reinforce “thinking” for strategic partnership.

Slide 3

I started slide 3 with apology for being blunt spoken in English and also in Japanese (I learnt at dinner). It was applauded.

The slide recalls how the past actions were moving slow.

Slide 4

It is taken 1985. Black beared young man was ME ! (Right hand edge !). It so happened that the right edge dark haired young person was Dr Das, who was Indian Science Counsellor at Japan then. He was fully gray (white hair) senior person in the meeting.

Middle is Prof U R Rao then Chairman ISRO.

I referred to both of them.

Whatever happened Indo – Japan Space partnership – both countries have lots of commonalties and complimentarities ?

This was again to emphasise the slowness of actions.

Slide 5

Some reasons.

Slide 6 & 7

World has changed. Sentences are complete.

You think further.

Slide 8

Are we ready ?

The response was yes.

Then I gave specific possibilities – suggestions are clear.

Slide 9, 10, 11, 12 are clear on a very few examples (limitation of time).

Slide 13 & 14

Specific ideas of how to go about Do’s & Don’ts.

Based on in-depth experience.

Slide 15

Indo – Japan partnership is not just exclusive isolationist. It is inclusive. 

By Y S Rajan