{
  "id": 3455060,
  "title": "Piyush Goyal proposes India-Japan 'Shark Tank' style startup series to boost investments, business ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/piyush-goyal-proposes-india-japan-shark-tank-style-startup-series-to-3455060",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:02:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/piyush-goyal-proposes-india-japan-shark-tank-style-startup-series-to-boost-investments-business-ties/article71391553.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal proposed a startup pitching series inspired by the TV show Shark Tank to boost economic ties between India and Japan. Speaking at a roundtable on startups, Goyal suggested organizing virtual pitching sessions to connect young Indian and Japanese companies with investors and potential business partners. He noted that such sessions could leverage digital connectivity to facilitate greater interaction between the two nations' startups. Goyal emphasized that the initiative could deepen commercial ties by transitioning from pitch to partnership and investment. He invited Japanese businesses and startups to collaborate with Indian firms, highlighting the potential for mutual prosperity. Goyal also proposed a Japan-India deeptech capital corridor to facilitate early-stage funding and innovation.",
  "summary": "The Minister said India offers a complete bouquet from design to large-scale deployment, and the country has a market not only for testing products, but to sell and deploy products also",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "India-Japan business mission to focus on semiconductors, electronics; MoUs expected during visit: FICCI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/india-japan-business-mission-to-focus-on-semiconductors-electronics",
        "published": "2026-08-23T10:38:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}