PM MOdi in tokyo

NEW DELHI: India, which scaled back from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) at the final stage of negotiation, has become a strong stakeholder of the USA-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). US President Joe Biden kicked off the IPEF along with the representatives of the twelve other nations of the Indo-Pacific region, […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan to further ease travel restrictions on travellers from India. During bilateral talks in Tokyo on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit, PM Modi also appealed to his Japanese counterpart to facilitate quarantine free entry into Japan for the travellers from India, […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. Suga, who was Japan’s PM from September 2020 to September 2021, is part of a group of 15 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers called the ‘Ganesha’ group. PM Modi appreciated him for being a member of this group. […]

NEW DELHI: His business-like approach notwithstanding, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also known to promote the arts of India through gifts that he often picks for his meetings with world leaders. It was no different during the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo, Japan when PM Modi once again showcased the vastly varied Indian culture through […]

NEW DELHI: With China flexing its muscles in the region, Quad leaders on Tuesday welcomed a new Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative that will help countries to respond to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief incidents along with combating illegal fishing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, President Joseph Biden […]

NEW DELHI: Just a day after the signing of the Investment Incentive Agreement between India and the US in Tokyo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that trade and investment relations with the US are below potential, despite a steady rise in recent years. “Our people-to-people ties and strong economic cooperation make the India-US partnership unique. […]

NEW DELHI: Quad Fellowship will encourage academic excellence and promote people-to-people links between the Quad member countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday at the launch of the programme during the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo. “The Quad fellowship programme is a wonderful and unique initiative. This prestigious fellowship will offer our students great […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Quad is pursuing a “constructive agenda for the Indo-Pacific region. With this, the image of Quad as a ‘Force for Good’ will be strengthened even more”. PM Modi’s comments came during his opening remarks at the second in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo which was […]

NEW DELHI: With an aim to bring the Indian diaspora together and strengthen their connection with the people at home, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday invoked ‘Bharat Chalo, Bharat Se Judo’ as he addressed members of the 40,000 strong Indian diaspora in Japan. “Whenever I come to Japan, I get extreme love from the […]

NEW DELHI: Inviting Japanese business leaders to invest in the country, Prime Minister Modi on Monday said that despite the slowdown in the global economy, India has received a record Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of USD 84 billion in the previous financial year as he termed it as “a vote of confidence of India’s economic […]