Science & Technology and Cultural Cooperation The Science & Technology Cooperation Agreement between India and Japan was signed on 29th November 1985 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan and Department of Science & Technology, India as nodal agencies on behalf of the two governments. The cooperation picked up its momentum after establishment of India- Japan Science Council (IJSC) in the year 1993 and so far 17 annual meetings of lJSC have taken place. The IJSC activities include collaborative research projects sessions, academic seminars, and exploratory visits by scientists from both countries and Raman- Mizushima lecture series. Under the collaborative projects, 6 priority themes for research in the basic sciences were identified.