Tokyo [Japan], August 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Friday, starting a two-day official go to to attend the fifteenth India-Japan Annual Summit.
This marks his first standalone go to to the nation in almost seven years, aimed toward deepening bilateral ties and advancing the Special Strategic and Global Partnership with Japan.
The go to comes on the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. During the summit, PM Modi will maintain in-depth talks along with his Japanese counterpart, reviewing progress throughout a number of domains and exchanging views on regional and world problems with mutual curiosity.
Following the Japan go to, he’ll journey to China from August 31 to September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin.
Ahead of his departure from New Delhi, PM Modi highlighted the significance of the journey, stating that India and Japan will concentrate on the ‘subsequent section’ of their Special Strategic and Global Partnership, which has seen regular progress over the previous 11 months.
The summit will present a possibility to launch new initiatives aimed toward strengthening India-Japan cooperation and addressing rising world challenges. PM Modi will interact with Japanese political leaders, enterprise leaders, and the Friends of India in Japan, fostering deeper commerce, funding, and know-how relations between the 2 international locations.
This go to is PM Modi’s eighth to Japan since taking workplace in 2014 and his first annual summit with PM Ishiba, underscoring the excessive precedence India locations on its relationship with Japan.
The two nations share an extended historical past of diplomatic engagement, together with a number of high-level visits and partnerships in commerce, funding, clear vitality, infrastructure, and know-how.
Bilateral commerce between India and Japan reached USD 22.8 billion in 2023-24, with Japan being India’s fifth-largest supply of overseas direct funding, amounting to USD 43.2 billion as much as December 2024.
Both international locations are additionally exploring cooperation in rising sectors equivalent to semiconductors, startups, clear vitality, provide chain resilience, industrial competitiveness, and ability improvement.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, PM Modi’s go to will consolidate the longstanding friendship between India and Japan, open new avenues for cooperation, and reaffirm the shared dedication of each international locations to peace, prosperity, and stability within the Indo-Pacific area and past. (ANI)