A video exhibiting Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi signing what seems to be a diplomatic settlement has gone viral on social media. Customers have circulated this clip with the declare that India and Japan have signed a contract to permit for “50 million Hindus to settle in Japan.”
X person @CoinMarginalX posted the viral declare on August 21. (Archive)
NEW: Japan and India signed a contract to permit 50 thousands and thousands Hindus to settle in Japan.🇯🇵🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/cHao8wTGC9
— CoinMarginalX (@CoinMarginalX) August 21, 2026
One other X person, Hindu hero, (@SuperBrahmin) posted the identical declare. (Archive)
Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid), the previous director normal of police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir, amplified this viral declare, calling it an distinctive settlement. His tweet was considered 92,000 occasions on the time of publication. Nevertheless, it was later deleted by the person.
Truth Verify
First, we ran related key phrase searches to see if there have been any credible information stories on the alleged contract, however might discover none.
As a substitute, the key phrase search led us to this article printed by Enterprise Customary on August 20. It stories that Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh had met his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, in New Delhi, to debate bilateral strategic partnership. The dialogue was largely centered on the Indo-Pacific area, and noticed the 2 signed a “memorandum of association” on maritime safety. The report doesn’t point out any “contract” that enables 50 million Hindus to settle in Japan.
News on Air, the information service of All India Radio, additionally reported on the assembly, on August 20. Citing rising vulnerabilities and efforts to stifle freedom of navigation, the memorandum had reportedly been signed as a strategic crucial between the 2 international locations to make sure co-operation within the Indo-Pacific area.
On additional investigation, Alt Information got here throughout an Associated Press report, printed in August 2025, which states that on the India-Japan Financial Discussion board in Tokyo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had signed a complete of 11 paperwork, and launched a “joint imaginative and prescient” of cooperation for the following decade in areas spanning safety, protection, clear power, expertise and area.
Additional, the Union ministry of exterior affairs (MEA) additionally published a media release on the mentioned factors on August 29, titled “Motion Plan for India — Japan Human Useful resource Trade and Cooperation”. Reportedly, the MEA and the Japanese international ministry agreed to advertise the efforts of assorted entities in authorities, trade, and academia to “…improve the variety of expert personnel and potential abilities from India to Japan by 50,000 over the following 5 years.” The proposed plan covers college students, researches, expert professionals, easing employee visas, boosting Japanese-language coaching in India, and establishing help programs for Indians in Japan.
Nowhere within the AP report or within the press launch is it talked about that the 2 international locations had signed a “contract” permitting 50 million Hindus to settle in Japan. In different phrases, a video from the aforementioned assembly between Singh and Koizumi is being circulated with a wholly fabricated declare.
