The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tokyo on a two -day official visit to participate in the 15th annual summit in India and Japan. Narendra Modi addressed the common economic forum India-Japan to start its obligations on August 29.
This is PM Narendra modi‘with The first separate visit to Japan in almost seven years. The two -day trip aims to deepen bilateral ties and move in a “special strategic and global partnership” with Japan.
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PM Narendra Modi in addressing the economic forum of India-Japan, along with Japanese Prime Minister Shiger Ishiba, said Japan has always been an important partner on the Indian development route. “From the Rail metro to production, semiconductors to startups … Japanese companies have invested over $ 40 billion in India,” PM Narendra Modi said, adding that while Japan is a technological power, India is Talent Powerhouse.
According to a survey by Japan for international cooperation (JBIC) in 2024, India maintained its position in the highest promising country in the medium term (next 3 years) with a share of voting 58.7 %, from 48.6 % in 2023.
According to official data, India maintained its first place as the most promising country in automotive, electric and electronics, chemical and general machine sector.
India-Japanese ties date back to the 6th century, when Buddhism was introduced to Japan and was strengthened by convergence in their regional and global outlooks, especially in the last two decades.
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Foreign Minister Vikram Misri told reporters in Nový Delhi before a two -day visit to Narendra Modi that both nations share a long history of diplomatic engagement, including more visits and partnership at a high level in shop, investment, clean energy, infrastructure and technology.
PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to discuss matters related to Quad and strengthen security and peace in the Indo-Pacific region during a visit. India and Japan are members of Quad together with the United States and Australia.
Misri said on Tuesday’s press briefing that India attached a high value to the Quad Group, which is perceived in the Indo-Pacific struggle as a counterbalance to China, despite tense ties with the United States, fellow citizens.
Here is the timeline of the Indian-Japanese links in the last two decades:
India-Japanese ties
2007: The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe presented in Parliament of India in 1655 a milestone “confluence of two seas”.
“My friends, where we are now standing historically and geographically now? To answer this question, I would like to quote the title of the book written by Mughal Prince Dar Shikoh in 1655.
2000-Visit to Prime Minister Yoshir Mori in India has provided momentum to strengthen the relationship in Japan and India. Mori and then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided to establish a “global partnership between Japan and India”
2005: Since Visiting Prime Minister Junichir Koizumi in India, the annual Summit Summit and India Summit have been held in the relevant capitals
2014: ABE is the main guest of the Republic of the Republic. India-Japonic ties are promoted to “special strategic and global partnerships”.
2014: PM Modi visits an official visit to Japan and has a summit meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
2016: PM Modi made an official visit to Japan and had a summit meeting with Prime Minister Abe.
2022: Pm fumio kishida Visits of India.
2023: PM Modi visited Japan and organized summit meetings.
2024: PM Modi meets Japanese PM three times and denotes the tenth years of “special strategic and global partnership”.
Cooperation in the area of security
During a visit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Japan in October 2008, two nations issued a “joint statement on security cooperation between Japan and India”.
There are various frames of security and defense dialogue between Japan and India, including foreign and defense meetings (“2+2” meetings), annual Defense Minister and Coast Guard dialogue. In September 2022, the second meeting “2+2” took place in Tokyo.
On September 9, 2020, an agreement was signed between the Japanese government and the Indian government on the mutual provision of supplies and services between the Japanese forces of self -defense and the Indian armed forces (so -called “acquisitions and crossing agreements” or ACSA). ACSA came into force on July 11, 2021.
Bilateral trade
The Japanese bilateral India trade was $ 22.85 billion during the 2023-24. Exports from Japan to India during this period was $ 17.69 billion and imports were $ 5.15 billion.
At present, India is placed in 18th place in the total Japan trade with a 1.4 % share, while Japan is placed on the 17th place in the total trade of India with a 2.1 % share.
Year2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25 (APR-JAN 25)Indian exports to Japan (USD billion) $ 4,436,185,465,155,1 India from Japan (USD billion) $ 10,914,3916,4917,6915,9
India is placed in 11th place in total exports of Japan with 2.2 % share and 25. In total Indian exports with a 1.2 % share. India is in 28th place in the total import of Japan with 0.7% share and 12. The Indian Japanese store in FY24-25 (Apr’24-21 January) is $ 21 billion, with an export of $ 5.1 billion and imports of $ 15.9 billion.
Some pieces of history
The exchange between Japan and India allegedly began in the 6th century, when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan
“Indian culture, filtered through Buddhism, had a great impact on Japanese culture, and this is a source of feeling close to the Japanese people to India,” says the ministry.
In 1949, after the Second World War, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nezru donated the Indian elephant to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. The ministry claims that it brought a beam of light into the lives of the Japanese who still did not get in the war. Japan and India signed a peace treaty and established diplomatic relations on 28 April 1952.
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This contract was one of the first peaceful contracts signed after World War II, says the ministry.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, both countries have enjoyed heartfelt relationships. In the period after World War II, Indian iron ore greatly helped Japan recover from devastation. After visiting Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi in India in 1957, Japan began to provide Yen loans in 1958, first aid is a borrowed Japanese government.
Japan has always been an important partner on the Indian development route. From Rail to Production, semiconductor to startup …
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, a visit to PM Modi will consolidate a long-term friendship between India and Japan, open new ways for cooperation and re-confirm the shared obligation of both countries to peace, prosperity and stability in and outside the Indo-Tichoral region.
Semiconductors, bullets trains
On Saturday it is also expected that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ishiba set out to explore Tokyo Electron Factory, the famous Japanese electronics and a semiconductor society based in Akasaka.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry announced that both leaders are also traveling to Miyagi Prefect on August 30 to check the Tohoku Shinkansen race in Sendai.
The leaders are expected to sign an agreement on the introduction of Japanese E-10 coaches, which will be transferred to India on a high-speed rail in Mumbai-Ahmedabad or the “Bullet Train” project in 2030.
At the end of his notes on the India-Japanese Economic Forum on Friday, PM Narendra Modi created his playground “Make-India” and said, “Come, make-in-India and make the world …”. As stressed the importance of technology and innovation.
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