Next Bharat Ventures was announced to support Indian entrepreneurs, agriculture, and rural businesses in line with Suzuki’s growth plan for India.

The commitment was announced at the Rising India 2 India-Japan Business Conclave, tracing back to the 2025 India‑Japan summit as the pledge’s origin.

Japan reaffirmed a 10 trillion yen investment in India over the next decade, signaling a potentially game-changing bilateral partnership described as the world’s most important by Tokyo’s top finance official.

The Japanese official praised India as the world’s largest democracy and a growing Global South voice, stressing that closer Japan‑India cooperation would bolster regional and global stability, with enthusiasm for India's Aadhaar digital identity system and deeper digital governance collaboration.

The investment targets India's long‑term growth through strengthened cooperation in infrastructure, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing, with India remaining the largest recipient of Japanese yen loans for major projects like the Delhi Metro and industrial corridors.

Suzuki Motor Corporation reaffirmed its long‑term commitment to India, noting Maruti Suzuki’s production of 2.35 million vehicles and exports of about 448,000 in FY25, and outlining a multi‑pathway mobility strategy ranging from electric vehicles to hybrids, CNG, biofuels, and biogas.

Toshihiro Suzuki, president of Suzuki, reiterated the company’s long‑term India commitment and highlighted Maruti Suzuki’s FY25 production and export figures.

At the conclave, Suzuki President Suzuki pledged long‑term support for India, underscoring Maruti Suzuki’s record output and exports, and detailing a multi‑pathway mobility approach.

Suzuki introduced the Next Bharat Ventures initiative to back Indian entrepreneurs, agriculture, and rural enterprises as part of its broader growth strategy in the country.

Economic security is a pillar of the ties, with joint efforts to diversify critical mineral supply chains and reduce dependence on any single country, alongside broader energy and resource security initiatives in Asia.

Collaboration focuses on diversifying critical mineral supply chains to reduce single-source dependence, and advancing energy and resource security across Asia.

Economic security and diversification of critical minerals are core elements, with Japan supporting Asia-wide energy and resource security efforts.