India has paired up with Japan to undertake infrastructure development projects in its northeastern states.

A Livemint report says the two countries have set up an India-Japan Coordination Forum for Development of North East which will focus on major projects such as road and network development, disaster management, connectivity, and electricity provision.

On Thursday, the first meeting of the forum will be held to discuss further developments.

A coordination forum will be set up to identify which areas will be prioritized for development according to the ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DONER).

The meeting on Thursday will be held by DONER minister Jitendra Singh and will be attended by the Japanese ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu. Higher ministry officials from external affairs, road transport, highways, power and finance are also expected to attend the meeting, acccording to Mint.

India has lately collaborated heavily with Japan in order to boost its infrastructure. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has access to low-cost funds that it deploys for several long-term infrastructure projects around the world.

Major infrastructure projects such as the Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor and bullet train will be funded by JICA. As many as 24 projects are currently going on all over the country, according to JICA.

The Japanese Prime Minister may visit India in September to attend the opening ceremony of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail monitor.