PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE: Japan's Excellence And India's Skill, A Perfect Partnership — Modi At Economic Forum

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Japan for his two-day official visit to Japan, according to NDTV.

This will be PM Modi’s first annual summit with Prime Minister Ishiba, said foreign secretary Vikram Misri (Source: PMO India/Twitter)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Japan for his two-day official visit to Japan, according to NDTV. He will take part in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with his counterpart, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: Sectors In Focus 

"India has taken bold and ambitious initiatives in AI, semiconductor, quantum computing, biotech, and space. The technology of Japan and the talent of India can together lead the tech revolution of this century....India-Japan have signed an agreement on Joint Credit Mechanism for cooperation on clean fuel and green future...," PM Modi said earlier at the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: Growth, Prosperity

"India and Japan’s partnership is strategic and smart. Powered by economic logic, we have turned shared interests into shared prosperity. India is the springboard for Japanese business to the Global South. Together, we will shape the Asian century for stability, growth and prosperity," says PM Modi at India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: Perfect Partnership

With Japan's excellence and India's skill can create a perfect partnership. India's skilled talent can be used by Japan also. Train and use this talent, a shared workforce becomes shared prosperity, he said.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: Green Energy Transmission

There are great expectations on green energy transmission, Modi noted, India and Japan has an agreement on joint credit mechanism. We need to make a clean and green future for the growing generation, he added.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: Tech Revolution

Japan is the tech powerhouse and India is a talent powerhouse. India has semi-conductor, bio-tech and even space initiatives.

Japan's tech and India's talent together can be a tech revolution, he said hinting at collaborative efforts in the tech sectors.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: Modi On Building Global South

In a call for Make in India and make for the world, he said that sectors like manufacturing, auto and energy is booming in India.

"Together we can contribute to the growth of the global South," he said. There are successful business that can be ours together, he added.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: World Is Counting On India

He said that India is on its track to becoming the largest economy soon. With low inflation and low interest rates, India is a stable economy. We have $700 billion foreign rates.

Our principle is to reform, transform and perform. The world is not just watching India, its counting on India, he said after citing the recent upgrade from S&P.

PM Modi Japan Visit LIVE Updates: Multiplying Capital

Modi said that he is happy that his trip is starting on such a strong note with significant names in the business world.

"I am glad that I have got the opportunity to meet so many people. Grateful to the Prime Minister for this Joint economic forum. Right from semi-conductors to start ups, Japan is important. India is a promising destination for investments," he said. In India, Capital does not grow but it multiplies, added.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Post Japan Visit

Following his engagements in Japan, PM Modi will proceed to Tianjin, China, where he has been invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the 25th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: PM To Address India Japan Joint Forum  

According to ANI, PM Modi is set to address the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum, shortly.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Japan To Finance India Bamboo Biofuel Project 

Japan is set to finance a bamboo biofuel project in India, according to Nikkei Asia, with the potential to provide up to 60 billion yen in public and private funding.

This national project aims to convert bamboo biomass into fuel. The loan will be extended through the Power Finance Corporation to the biofuel manufacturer, Assam Bio Ethanol Private Limited.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Practical Cooperation And Health Security On The Agenda

The foreign secretary added that the group’s agenda now extends beyond security. “In more recent years, its agenda has expanded to take on issues of practical cooperation and health security. It covers critical and emerging technologies. There’s an initiative with regard to critical minerals that has been discussed recently, he said.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Wider Strategic Matters

On wider strategic matters, Misri said that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, remains central to India-Japan engagement. “The Quad is an important platform for working on and promoting peace, stability, prosperity and development in the Indo-Pacific region,” the foreign secretary said.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Modi Deeply Touched

"Deeply touched by the warmth and affection of the Indian community here in Tokyo. Their commitment to preserving our cultural roots while contributing meaningfully to Japanese society is truly commendable. In a few hours from now, will be interacting with a group of business leaders with a focus on adding vigour to India-Japan trade and investment ties," he posted.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Indians Welcome The PM

A member of the Indian diaspora says, "Modi ji has come here for the 8th time and I have met him thrice. I met him in Hiroshima as well. Our excitement to meet him increases every time he comes here... He has given the diaspora members a platform to show that we are also contributing towards national development... He has not only made the country proud, but all the citizens and diaspora members..."

Source: ANI

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Indians Welcome The PM

After the Indian Prime Minister PM Modi landed in Japan, the Indian diaspora extended a warm welcome to him according to DD News reports.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Received With Rajasthani Folk Song

A Japanese national who welcomed PM Narendra Modi with a Rajasthani folk song, says, "I go by the name Rajasthani Madhu. I welcomed him in Hindi and then he asked me if I can sing. I replied with a yes, and I sang a bhajan for him..." according to ANI

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: The Bullet Train Project

According to Japanese media reports cited by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Modi and Ishiba will also travel to Miyagi Prefecture on Aug. 30 to inspect the Tohoku Shinkansen plant in Sendai.

Both sides are expected to sign an agreement to transfer Japanese E-10 coaches to India by 2030 for use in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail, popularly known as the “Bullet Train” project.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: Sectors In Focus 

Misri said that discussions would cover sectors including trade and investment, defence and security, as well as science and technology.

Modi’s itinerary also includes meetings with Japanese political leaders and participation in a business leaders’ forum alongside senior figures from Indian and Japanese industry.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: PM Modi To Explore New Japan Partnerships

"Landed in Tokyo. As India and Japan continue to strengthen their developmental cooperation, I look forward to engaging with PM Ishiba and others during this visit, thus providing an opportunity to deepen existing partnerships and explore new avenues of collaboration," PM Modi posted on X.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: To Secure Japan Investment, Supply Deals

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to secure investment pledges from Japan of more than ¥10 trillion ($68 billion) during his two-day trip to the country. Bloomberg reports says that this is a move to bolster the economy against soaring US tariffs.

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Also Read: Modi To Secure Japan Investment, Supply Deals During Key Visit

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: What To Expect

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Tokyo on Friday for his two-day official visit to Japan, which is set to take place from August 29 to 30. 

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that discussions would cover sectors including trade and investment, defence and security, as well as science and technology.

PM Modi Japan Visit Live: PM Modi Lands In Japan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Japan for his two-day official visit to Japan, according to NDTV. He will take part in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit with his counterpart, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

This will be PM Modi’s first annual summit with Prime Minister Ishiba, said foreign secretary Vikram Misri. This is a visit that is fully dedicated to the bilateral agenda between India and Japan.

Also Read: India, Japan Discuss Ways To Bolster Bilateral Defence Cooperation, Enhance Military Collaboration

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