Signing of three agreements

Delhi: The Prime Minister may have changed in Japan, but the relations between India and Japan are as strong as before. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a warm welcome to Japan’s new PM Fumio Kishida, who arrived in India to attend the summit. During this many agreements were signed between the countries.

‘The world is battling the ill effects of Corona’
PM Modi said that India today presents immense possibilities for Make in India to the world. In this context, many Japanese companies have been India’s brand ambassadors for a long time. He said that the world is still grappling with the ill-effects of Corona and there are still many obstacles in the process of getting the global economy back on track. On this occasion, Japan announced an investment target of Rs 3,20,000 crore in India under the Investment Promotion Partnership.

Signing of three agreements
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida exchanged their perspectives on Ukraine on Saturday. He expressed seriousness about the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis and assessed the wider implications for the Indo-Pacific. Three agreements have been concluded on this occasion. These include a memorandum of cooperation on cyber security, a memorandum of cooperation in the field of sustainable development and an agreement on cooperation on wastewater management.

India clarified stand on China issue
Foreign Secretary Shringla said, “We have made it clear that unless the border issues along the border are resolved with peace and harmony, we cannot take relations (with China) as normal as usual.” Our talks are going on with the neighboring country on this issue and normalcy depends on its outcome.

“We also concluded 7 loan agreements for official development assistance in the areas of connectivity, health care, water supply and sewage,” the foreign secretary said. Both sides agreed to plan import of Japanese apples in India and export of Indian mangoes to Japan.

Both countries working on bullet train
Let us tell you that Japan is one of the largest investors in India. India-Japan is working on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor as a ‘one team-one project’. In the talks held between the PMs of both countries, many issues of disguise including further strengthening of economic and cultural ties were discussed.