PM Modi in Japan highlights: PM concludes address to Indian diaspora

PM Narendra Modi will attend the Quad Summit 2022 tomorrow in Tokyo. He will also hold bilateral meetings with US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese,  and, later, with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida.

The prime minister concludes his speech members of Indian diaspora in Tokyo.

The prime minister says India and Japan are ‘natural partners,’ adding that the relationship is that of 'intimacy, spirituality, cooperation and belonging.'

“Indians get attached to our 'Karmbhoomi' with all our hearts but the love for our 'Matribhoomi' never fades away. We cannot stay away from our motherland. This is one of our biggest strengths.”

Before he went to Chicago, Swami Vivekananda came to Japan and the country left a huge imprint on his mind: PM Modi

The prime minister begins his address to members of Indian diaspora in the Japanese capital.

Foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra and Scott Nathan, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation, sign the India-USA Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a round table with Japanese business leaders in Tokyo.

"India will work for an inclusive and flexible Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Trust, Transparency, and Timeliness are key," says PM Modi in Tokyo.

Indo-Pacific covers half the world's population, over 60% of global GDP & nations represented here today & those who join this framework in future are signing up to work toward an economic vision that'll deliver for all our people: US Pres at Indo-Pacific Economic Framework event

“PM Modi is bringing reforms which are changing India into a modern landscape. The self-reliance initiative of PM Modi is being strongly supported by Japanese companies,” says Toshihiro Suzuki, Chairman & President, Suzuki Motor Corp

Prime Minister Modi meeting business leaders in Tokyo. In a video shared by ANI, he is meeting Masayoshi Son, Board Director of SoftBank Group Corp 

PM Modi invites Uniqlo’s enhanced participation in India’s journey to becoming a manufacturing hub for textiles, particularly the use of technologies in textile manufacturing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Osamu Suzuki, Adviser, Suzuki Motor Corporation in Tokyo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Tadashi Yanai, chairperson of  Uniqlo. 

We're against any unilateral attempt to change the status quo. In Asia, peace and stability must be upheld & defended. We will strengthen our defence capability. US an ally for Japan," says Japanese premier Fumio Kishida ahead of Quad summit. 

"Tomorrow, we're going to meet our fellow Quad partners- Australia & India -for our Leaders' Summit & our 2nd time meeting together in person. Quad is showing the world that cooperation among democracies can get big things done," says US President Joe Biden ahead of Quad summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets NEC Corporation chairperson Dr. Nobuhiro Endo in Tokyo.

US President Joe Biden said Monday he is "considering" lifting some trade tariffs on China, noting they were not imposed by his administration. "We did not impose any of those tariffs," he said, when asked in Tokyo about the possibility of lifting the measures, adding again that lifting them was "under consideration."

There will be three legs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s engagements with United States (US) President Joe Biden in Tokyo — in the bilateral format; under the Quad umbrella; and as part of the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). All three elements speak of the strengths as well as challenges in the India-US relationship. Full report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome on his arrival at a hotel in Japanese capital Tokyo. Among those waiting to greet the prime minister were Japanese kids, some of whom were standing with posters depicting the tricolour. In a video shared by news agency ANI, PM Modi interacted with children while signing autographs for them. "Waah! Where did you learn Hindi from?... You know it pretty well?," PM Modi asked the kids. Read more

“Our defence ties are growing rapidly, from exercises and information exchanges to defence manufacturing. We are doing more in cyber, space and underwater domains,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an op-ed in a leading Japanese newspaper. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the Indian community as he arrived in Tokyo on Monday ahead of the second in-person Quad summit. Amid chants of "Har Har Modi", "Modi Modi", "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata ki Jai'', the Prime Minister greeted the India diaspora with folded hands. 

PM Modi pens op-ed on India-Japan relations. In the post, he recalled his interactions with the Japanese during his days as Gujarat chief minister. Read more