A small-scale pilot scheme will start first, and if that goes well more Indian workers will be allowed in, it added, without saying how many workers may eventually come only that the numbers would be decided by Taiwan.
Aiming to plug a talent shortage, Taiwan has extended the period foreign university students are allowed to stay on the island after graduating to search for a job to two years.
Despite the downplay, Taiwan has taken pains to highlight that the inclusion of migrant workers from India is aimed at addressing a serious worker shortage that Taiwan is facing
Around 240,000 Vietnamese migrants in Taiwan without citizenship are playing an increasingly greater role in its economy, as the island seeks to attract more overseas labour to boost its workforce.
Taiwan is looking to attract 400,000 foreign workers by 2030, with its domestic workforce set to shrink after its population declined by last year due to a historically low number of births and the most deaths ever.