Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. That is his eighth go to to the nation. That is the primary leg of his two-nation go to, which can even embody China for the SCO Summit later this week.
PM Modi is scheduled to take part within the fifteenth India-Japan Annual Summit, his first Summit assembly with Japanese counterpart Ishiba. Each leaders had earlier met in June 2025 on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Tokyo, Japan. He’s on a two-day go to to Japan on the invitation of Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to take part within the fifteenth India-Japan Annual Summit.
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In the meantime, on Thursday, PM Modi mentioned that his visits to Japan and China would additional the nation’s nationwide pursuits and priorities.
“I’m assured that my visits to Japan and China would additional our nationwide pursuits and priorities, and contribute to constructing fruitful cooperation in advancing regional and world peace, safety, and sustainable improvement,” mentioned PM Modi in his Departure Assertion late Thursday night.
PM Modi had final visited Japan in Might 2023.
“Throughout my go to, we might give attention to shaping the following section in our Particular Strategic and International Partnership, which has made regular and important progress over the previous eleven years. We might endeavor to provide new wings to our collaboration, increase scope and ambition of our financial and funding ties, and advance cooperation in new and rising applied sciences, together with AI and Semiconductors. The go to can even be a chance to strengthen our civilizational bonds and cultural ties that join our peoples,” mentioned PM Modi in his departure assertion, issued late Thursday night.
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Throughout his two-day keep, Ishiba will maintain talks with Prime Minister Modi and likewise maintain a working dinner. The 2 leaders are additionally scheduled to go to Miyagi Prefecture.
In accordance with the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA), throughout the go to, the 2 leaders will evaluate the Particular Strategic and International Partnership between India and Japan, together with defence and safety, commerce and financial system, know-how and innovation, and other people to individuals exchanges, in addition to talk about problems with regional and world significance.
Through the summit, each Prime Ministers are anticipated to guage progress achieved lately, whereas additionally exchanging views on key regional and world issues.
However, throughout his two-day go to, PM Modi can be scheduled to take part in a enterprise leaders’ discussion board involving high Indian and Japanese trade representatives.
PM Modi’s China Go to
Following this go to, PM Modi will journey to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. This will probably be his first go to to China in final seven years and the primary because the Galwan Valley faceoff between the troopers of the 2 international locations on the Line of Precise Management (LAC) in June 2020.
(with IANS inputs)