Indian ambassador seeks more investment from Japanese SMEs

Diplomat targets 15,000 companies to set up business

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Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George said he want to see more Japanese companies invest in India. (Embassy of India in Japan)

SHIGERU SENO, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George will contact more small and medium-size Japanese companies this year in hopes of raising the number of Japanese companies doing business in India tenfold in the next few years.

There are around 1,500 Japanese companies in India, but the ambassador said in an interview with Nikkei, "This is not enough." He has set a target of 15,000, adding, "I should reach out to at least 100,000 SMEs."

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