India, Oct. 4 -- Last week, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released data on finance and capital for the first quarter of Financial Year 2026-27. One line deserved more attention than it received in the daily news cycle: Japan became India's largest single source of Foreign Direct Investment. Japan contributed $5.71 billion of the aggregate $19.81 billion that came in between April and June. Public cooperation also advanced through Japanese yen loans worth JPY 275.858 billion for urban transport, healthcare and agriculture projects. Bilateral efforts focused on manufacturing, automobiles, semiconductors, clean energy, critical minerals, digital technology and supply-chain resilience. Both countries also...