India Japan Ties

During the consultations, the two sides exchanged views on issues of mutual interest in these fields, the MEA said

Japanse PM Abe was scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Sunday on a three-day India visit to hold summit talks with Modi

Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over a controversial citizenship law

However, the details of the summit, including the venue and agenda has not been announced yet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian side while the Japanese side was headed by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Minister of Defence Taro Kono

The two ministers will be leading a Japanese delegation to the inaugural meeting of the 2+2 dialogue

Abe has sought to beef up ties with India across a range of fields to balance China's regional dominance

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will head the Indian delegation

The meeting between prime minister Modi and Abe comes after they met at the G-20 Summit in Osaka in Japan and on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Biarritz in France

Apart from better bilateral ties at the expense of China, Modi will probably seek from Putin support for his new Kashmir policy

The first of a two-part series looks at how some key economic alignments of India are expected to pan out

When it comes to India's relationship with the world, Japan has an important place in it, said Modi

The Cabinet also approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Armenia

India and Japan on Monday inked a bilateral currency swap agreement to the tune of $75 billion. Indivjal Dhasmana explains how it will work

Technically called the bilateral currency-swap agreement, this facility will enable India to save up to $75 billion on tap when the need arises

The announcement comes on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan to further strengthen Indo-Japan business ties

They will hold a formal summit on Monday in Tokyo, during which strengthening bilateral security and economic cooperation are expected to be high on the agenda

Earlier in the day, Modi was affectionately received by Abe on his arrival at Hotel Mount Fuji in the picturesque Yamanashi prefecture

Besides bilateral issues, the two leaders are expected to deliberate on a range of regional and global issues, including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region

Both India and Japan are impacted, but in different way