PM Modi leaves for Japan for 15th India-Japan annual summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart for Japan tonight to participate in the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit, reaffirming what he described as the “strong India–Japan bond of friendship.”
During his two-day visit from August 29–30, the Prime Minister will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, before travelling onward to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, where he is expected to engage with several other world leaders.
India and Japan share a Special Strategic and Global Partnership established in 2014, anchored in civilizational ties and reinforced by a convergence in their regional and global outlooks.
While India’s Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) complement Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, the two countries also cooperate across platforms such as the Quad, International Solar Alliance (ISA), Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI).