New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held bilateral talks together with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on the Hyderabad House in New Delhi upon the latter’s go to to India as the 2 international locations search to deepen their Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Prior to arriving on the Hyderabad House, the Japanese Prime Minister was accorded a proper welcome on the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. She was additionally accorded the ceremonial guard of honour.
‘Further strengthening our particular partnership. PM @takaichi_sanae of Japan was accorded a ceremonial reception on the Forecourt of @rashtrapatibhvn. A partnership for the longer term, constructed on belief and rooted in shared values,’ the MEA posted on X.
During the reception, PM Modi launched his cupboard colleagues and different dignitaries to the Japanese PM.
Earlier, Japan expressed its pleasure to go to India as Takaichi arrived in New Delhi.
In a submit on X, the Japanese Cabinet Public Relations Officer mentioned, ‘Our heartfelt thanks on your heat welcome. We are very a lot excited to be visiting India!’
In one other submit, it additional mirrored on the graduation of summit assembly between the 2 leaders following the Japanese PM’s ceremonial welcome.
‘The welcome ceremony has simply concluded, and Prime Minister Takaichi will maintain a summit assembly with Prime Minister Modi afterward,’ it wrote.
Takaichi is on a three-day official go to to India from July 1 to three on the invitation of Prime Minister Modi.
During the go to, she’s going to take part within the sixteenth India-Japan Annual Summit, which is anticipated to overview the total spectrum of bilateral cooperation and talk about regional and international problems with mutual curiosity.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the summit will present a possibility for each leaders to strengthen cooperation throughout strategic, financial, technological and safety domains.
The go to is anticipated to give attention to boosting funding and innovation, strengthening financial ties, and enhancing resilient provide chains in vital sectors reminiscent of semiconductors and important minerals.
Diplomatic sources have indicated that discussions are additionally prone to cowl maritime safety, defence expertise cooperation, and the event of an ‘Industrial Value Chain’ connecting the Bay of Bengal and India’s Northeast.
Takaichi can be anticipated to take part within the India-Japan Business Forum, the place authorities and trade leaders from each international locations will talk about increasing funding and industrial cooperation.
Her go to follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Tokyo in August 2025 for the fifteenth India-Japan Annual Summit and comes as each international locations proceed to strengthen their Special Strategic and Global Partnership in response to evolving regional and international challenges. (ANI)