03/09/2026
JAPAN IS RECOGNISING INDIA’S GROWTH. THE OPPORTUNITY IS GETTING BIGGER.
The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has upgraded India’s sovereign rating from BBB+ to A-, with a stable outlook, citing India’s solid economic growth, stronger financial-system soundness and policies strengthening the foundations for growth.
For the India–Japan relationship, this is more than a ratings milestone. It is another signal of growing confidence in India’s long-term economic and business potential.
At GHV, we have spent more than a decade building within this corridor, connecting Indian startups and technology companies with Japanese corporations, investors and R&D partners across sectors.
As confidence in India deepens, so does the scope for capital, technology, innovation and commercial partnerships to move between the two markets.
The opportunity is no longer simply to connect India and Japan.
It is to build more of what they can create together.
Reference: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2306033