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Japan PM Kishida announces new Indo-Pacific plan in India
World

Japan PM Kishida announces new Indo-Pacific plan in India

Kishida, who is on a two-day trip to India, said he hopes to promote a vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, a Tokyo-led initiative for greater security and economic cooperation that is geared toward curbing Beijing's growing assertiveness.

Will India and Japan rise to stop the mighty propeller of Chinese hegemony?
Opinion

Will India and Japan rise to stop the mighty propeller of Chinese hegemony?

The question of Chinese hegemony poses a significant challenge for the world far more for its neighbours like India and Japan

Fumio Kishida's India visit aims to boost ties, but Japan's acid test lies in shielding G20 from anti-Russia G7 agenda
Opinion

Fumio Kishida's India visit aims to boost ties, but Japan's acid test lies in shielding G20 from anti-Russia G7 agenda

It is hoped that Fumio Kishida's visit will help to harmonize the G7 and G20 positions and not sway towards the G7 position alone

As Japan rearms itself, PM Narendra Modi won’t find a better ally than Fumio Kishida to checkmate Xi Jinping
Opinion

As Japan rearms itself, PM Narendra Modi won’t find a better ally than Fumio Kishida to checkmate Xi Jinping

What makes the alliance better is that no other country works so resolutely and with a sense of purpose in the time of duress as Japan does; India needs such a partner in dealing with China

PM Modi meets Fumio Kishida, expresses faith India-Japan ties will scale new heights
India

PM Modi meets Fumio Kishida, expresses faith India-Japan ties will scale new heights

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and expressed faith that the India-Japan relations will deepen and scale new heights under the leadership of the Japanese Prime Minister.

PM Modi interacts with 700 members of Indian diaspora in Japan, invites them to join 'Bharat Chalo, Bharat se Judo' camp
World

PM Modi interacts with 700 members of Indian diaspora in Japan, invites them to join 'Bharat Chalo, Bharat se Judo' camp

Addressing the Indian community event in Tokyo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the BJP-led government has strived in the past eight years to make a positive change in the lives of people and has fostered a strong, resilient and responsible democracy in the country

Japan recognises India's Covaxin to facilitate travel between countries
India

Japan recognises India's Covaxin to facilitate travel between countries

In late March, the two leaders reaffirmed the importance of collaborative projects between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region and looked forward to the expansion of such projects to ASEAN, Pacific island countries and others

India-Japan sign currency swap agreement: Weak rupee against a rising dollar, depleating forex reserve led to $75 bn deal
India

India-Japan sign currency swap agreement: Weak rupee against a rising dollar, depleating forex reserve led to $75 bn deal

Japan and India on Monday entered into a $75-billion currency swap agreement. The deal comes in at a time when the country is battling with the depreciating value of rupee as opposed to the dollar.

Narendra Modi urges Japanese businessmen to engage more with India, invites them to 'boost investment speed'
India

Narendra Modi urges Japanese businessmen to engage more with India, invites them to 'boost investment speed'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, addressed top Japanese businessmen asking them to engage more with India. Modi, who is in Japan to attend the 13th India-Japan annual summit, said that the inputs offered at the Business Leaders Forum will propel India to achieve global benchmarking.

Japan PM Shinzo Abe vows to be 'friend of India for life', calls Narendra Modi one of his 'most dependable, valuable friends'
India

Japan PM Shinzo Abe vows to be 'friend of India for life', calls Narendra Modi one of his 'most dependable, valuable friends'

In a message published in Indian newspapers on the day Shinzo Abe hosted Narendra Modi at his holiday home in the picturesque Yamanashi prefecture, west of Tokyo, he recalled that the first Japanese prime minister to visit India was his grandfather Nobusuke Kishi in 1957.

Narendra Modi meets Shinzo Abe in Yamanashi; Japanese prime minister to host private dinner for Indian counterpart
India

Narendra Modi meets Shinzo Abe in Yamanashi; Japanese prime minister to host private dinner for Indian counterpart

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Japan's Yamanashi on Sunday as the two leaders sought to add new vigour to the strong friendship between the two countries.

Narendra Modi in Japan: PM likely to focus on defence, regional security in talks with Shinzo Abe
India

Narendra Modi in Japan: PM likely to focus on defence, regional security in talks with Shinzo Abe

Narendra Modi said it will be his 12th meeting with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe since he first visited Japan as prime minister in September 2014. During the summit, Modi will engage with Abe on a range of issues including defence and regional security.

Narendra Modi arrives in Japan for two-day visit; Shinzo Abe to host private dinner for PM at his holiday home in Yamanashi
India

Narendra Modi arrives in Japan for two-day visit; Shinzo Abe to host private dinner for PM at his holiday home in Yamanashi

Modi will pay a two-day visit to Japan from 28-29 October to hold the annual India-Japan summit with Abe, the focus of which will be to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, carry out joint infrastructure projects in third countries and enhancing defence ties, including launch of talks for a logistic support pact between the two navies.

Sushma Swaraj discusses high-speed rail, terrorism, healthcare with Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Tokyo
India

Sushma Swaraj discusses high-speed rail, terrorism, healthcare with Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Tokyo

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday held "very productive" talks with her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono and met Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Sushma Swaraj arrives in Japan for three-day visit, will review bilateral ties, co-chair India-Japan Strategic Dialogue
India

Sushma Swaraj arrives in Japan for three-day visit, will review bilateral ties, co-chair India-Japan Strategic Dialogue

Upon her arrival at Tokyo, she was received by Indian Ambassador in Japan Sujan Chinoy and Ambassador Hideaki Hoshi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

India-Japan summit: No aircraft or civil nuclear deal; is 'strategic autonomy' bane of New Delhi's foreign policy?
India

India-Japan summit: No aircraft or civil nuclear deal; is 'strategic autonomy' bane of New Delhi's foreign policy?

The conclusion of India-Japan's 13th summit meeting proved yet again how the Nehruvian template continues to define India's foreign policy.

Shinzo Abe in Gujarat: Behind high-optic bullet train launch, India Japan deepen defence ties
India

Shinzo Abe in Gujarat: Behind high-optic bullet train launch, India Japan deepen defence ties

Abe, some say, has already won hearts in Gujarat by choosing it over Delhi for his visit.

Shinzo Abe's Gujarat visit highlights: A strong India in our interest, says Japan PM at bullet train launch event
India

Shinzo Abe's Gujarat visit highlights: A strong India in our interest, says Japan PM at bullet train launch event

Crowds lining up the streets cheered lustily as Modi and Abe waved at them. Akie, meanwhile, happily clicked photos with her mobile phone. People were seen waving Indian and Japanese national flags at several places.

Shinzo Abe, Narendra Modi in Gujarat: PMs to lay bullet train foundation, hold India-Japan summit meet
India

Shinzo Abe, Narendra Modi in Gujarat: PMs to lay bullet train foundation, hold India-Japan summit meet

With the laying of foundation for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train and MoU-signing ceremony attracting investments of around Rs 5 lakh crore, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to have an eventful Thursday.

Shinzo Abe's visit to India: Hostile China pulls New Delhi-Tokyo together as the two step up strategic cooperation
India

Shinzo Abe's visit to India: Hostile China pulls New Delhi-Tokyo together as the two step up strategic cooperation

head of Shinzo Abe's visit, Union minister Arun Jaitley visited Japan in September this year and met his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera in Tokyo.