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New Delhi/Tokyo: R Madhu Sudan, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Embassy of India in Japan, delivered a keynote address at the event “Developing a High-Quality International Talent Mobility Strategy for Japan.” The event focused on promoting high-quality talent exchange from India to Japan. The information is released through Official account of the Embassy of India in Japan.
The DCM spoke about India’s efforts to develop talent that can adapt to global workplaces. He reviewed the skills development and education policies India has put in place over the past decade, and explained how they match Japan’s needs.
Background: India-Japan talent mobility
- The framework: In 2025, the two countries agreed on a Human Resource Exchange plan. It aims for a two-way flow of 500,000 people over five years, including 50,000 skilled personnel and high-potential talent from India to Japan.
- Who it covers: The plan includes engineers and academics, students and researchers, and technical interns and skilled workers. Indian participation in Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker and Technical Intern Training programmes is meant to expand.
- Education links: It also includes scholarship support, university exchange programmes and short science exchanges for high school students.
- Why it matters: Japan’s workforce is shrinking while India has a large and growing pool of young talent. Mobility is increasingly seen as a new pillar of the bilateral relationship, and a stated aim is to make Japan a more attractive destination for Indian professionals.
- Related event: In May 2026, the Embassy and ASEAN ONE Co. Ltd. held a joint seminar in Tokyo on skilled workforce cooperation. India’s Labour Secretary Vandana Gurnani gave the keynote, stressing transparent, ethical and scalable labour mobility pathways. The seminar also highlighted Assam’s Foreign Language Initiative for Global Talent (FLIGHT), which prepares candidates for Japan-focused jobs.
- Language training: Expanding certified Japanese language training in India is another stated priority.
- India’s initiatives: India’s skilling and global mobility efforts include programmes such as Skill India, Digital India and Startup India, along with the eMigrate platform and the National Career Service.
About R Madhu Sudan
- Role: He is Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Tokyo.
- Recent activities: He has been Chief Guest at a professional development programme for company secretaries in Tokyo. He has addressed Indian students visiting Japan, and spoke at a roundtable on Bharat Innovates 2026 about India-Japan collaboration. He also joined an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Center for South Asian Studies at Gifu Women’s University.
- Wider context: He works alongside Ambassador Nagma Mohamed Mallick, under the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.