US EditionPM Narendra Modi Heads to Tokyo Tonight for His First Visit to Japan in 7 Years. What's on the Agenda?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba will review bilateral ties, launch new initiatives, and discuss regional security and economic cooperation.
- On August 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Tokyo for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, marking his first standalone trip in nearly seven years.
- The summit will provide an opportunity to review ties in trade and investment sectors, defence and security, and science and technology, driving the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and launching new initiatives.
- Leaders will inspect industrial sites in Japan including the Tohoku Shinkansen plant in Sendai on 30 August and the Tokyo Electron Factory, Akasaka, while Suzuki Motor announced about $8 billion investment in India.
- Officials expect the visit to deepen bilateral cooperation, focusing on Quad collaboration and enhancing Indo-Pacific security this year.
- Amid external pressures, diplomats note strained trade ties after U.S. tariffs and expect new investment momentum and a 'quantum leap' as Japan faces a nearly 790,000 tech worker shortfall by 2030.
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