Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has arrived in New Delhi to take part in 14th India-Japan Annual Summit, besides holding bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi.
The Japanese PM, who is on a two-day visit to India, was received by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The visiting leader met PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in Delhi.
Kishida’s first visit to India after assuming office
The Japanese prime minister arrived in New Delhi at around 3:40 pm and is scheduled to depart at 8 am on Sunday. This is Kishida’s first visit to India after assuming office and also amid the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.
“The summit will provide an opportunity for both sides to review and strengthen the bilateral cooperation in diverse areas as well as exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest so as to advance their partnership for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond,” the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
The last India-Japan Annual Summit took place in Tokyo in October 2018.
Japanese PM likely to announce a plan to invest USD 42 billion in India
The annual summit between Prime Minister Modi and his then Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe was cancelled in December 2019 in Guwahati in the wake of massive protests rocking the Assam capital over the amended citizenship law.
The summit could not be held in 2020 as well as in 2021 primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Japanese PM is likely to announce a plan to invest USD 42 billion in India over the five years, during his visit to the country on Saturday, according to a media report.
Kishida’s visit to India is significant amid sanctions against Russia for its military operation in Ukraine while the major oil-consuming countries are keeping a close watch on the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on oil prices.
