India-Japan ties have deepened in every sphere in 70 years: PM Modi
28 Apr 2022 13:24:06
New Delhi, April 28: On the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, said that the ties between the two countries have deepened in every sphere, be it strategic, economic or people-to-people contacts.
Fumio Kishida came on a two-day visit to India on March 19-20 for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi which saw the signing of several agreements on bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Further, PM Modi will likely meet Kishida again next month as the summit of leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) nations on May 24.
India and Japan established diplomatic relations on April 28, 1952, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
The recent visit to India by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida for the annual summit laid out a roadmap for deepening the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries in a post-covid world, Modi said in a tweet.
PM Modi said, “As we celebrate 70 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan today, I am happy to see that our ties have deepened in every sphere, whether strategic, economic or people-to-people contacts.”
Fumio Kishida came on a two-day visit to India on March 19-20 for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi which saw the signing of several agreements on bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
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This was PM Kishida's first bilateral visit to India. During the visit, the Indian and Japanese counterparts held deliberations & welcomed the launch of several new initiatives between the two countries - on clean energy partnership, development of India's northeast and bamboo cultivation & processing.
Further, PM Modi will likely meet Kishida again next month as the summit of leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) nations on May 24.
India and Japan established diplomatic relations on April 28, 1952, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.