India and Japan signed an MoU on 15 January 2021 to enhance cooperation in the field of information and communication technology. The MoU was signed by Union Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Takeda Rayota and exchanged it through a video conference. Under this agreement, India and Japan will work together on projects such as developing 5G networks, communication security, fibre cabling undersea and smart cities. Under this agreement, the focus will be on increasing cooperation especially in 5G, telecom communication security and submarine optical fibre cable sector. The Indian