Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a semiconductor plant in Sendai, Miagi province, Japan on Saturday. During this, Modi was also accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba. The Prime Ministers of the two countries decided the journey from Tokyo to Sendai by bullet train. Modi reached Tokyo on a two -day visit on Friday.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Governor of 16 provinces of Japan in Tokyo on Saturday and called for a strengthening of ‘state-state cooperation’ under the Indo-Japanese Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Japan’s Foreign Ministry (MEA) gave this information in a statement. The Prime Minister wrote on the social media forum ‘X’, “Tokyo interacted with the governor of 16 provinces of Japan this morning.
State-state cooperation is an important pillar of India-Japan Maitri. This is the reason that a separate initiative was taken on it during the 15th annual India-Japan Summit yesterday. “He said,” There is immense potential for cooperation in the areas of business, innovation, entrepreneurship etc. Future -oriented areas like ‘Startup’, Technology and AI (Artificial Medha) can also be beneficial. ”
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In view of the increasing power performance of Beijing in the eastern and South China Sea, India and Japan on Friday introduced a wide outline to increase their defense cooperation to deal with contemporary security challenges. This new framework was announced in Tokyo after the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.
The talks focused on significantly expanding the “special strategic and global partnership” between the two countries significantly. Under the outline, both sides also pledged to explore the possibilities of co-development and co-development of military equipment and technology for current and future safety requirements.
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According to a joint statement, in the talks, Modi and Ishiba resolved to uphold the international system based on the rule of law and reiterated their firm commitment to an independent and open Indo-Pacific region, which is peaceful, prosperous and flexible. According to the statement, the two leaders welcomed the emergence of a four -nation -based subscription quad (quadratic security dialogue) as an important and permanent regional group and expressed eagerness about the next summit of the group to be held in India later this year.
The statement said that Modi and Ishiba expressed serious concern over the position of Eastern and South China Sea. It said, “The two leaders reiterated strong opposition to any unilateral action that endangered the freedom of shipping and flight along with security, and tries to change the status quo through force or pressure.” According to the statement, “Modi and Ishiba expressed serious concern over the militarization of the disputed areas.
He emphasized that marine disputes should be resolved peacefully and international law, especially according to the Treaty of the United Nations on Maritime Law. “Modi said in a statement for the media that both sides have shared interests in the field of defense and maritime security.” We have decided to jointly strengthen our cooperation in the field of defense industry and innovation. ”
As part of the new framework of defense cooperation, India and Japan have decided to contribute to each other’s defense capabilities by promoting intermediate and coordination between their defense forces. The two sides have decided to explore the possibility of joint practice between the three armies and consider partnership between their special operational units.
The outline has also been reported to increase the use of the Indo-Japan Agreement on the mutual provision of supply and services as a part of the widespread efforts to increase strategic cooperation. There is also a provision to pursue shared maritime security goals and to take measures to promote Navy and Cooperation for peaceful maritime environment in the Indo-Pacific region.
Under the outline, India and Japan have also pledged to increase cooperation to deal with terrorism, extremist extremism and organized international crimes by sharing intelligence and experiences. The two countries have also agreed to increase the use of their respective space systems for national security, satellite-based shipping, earth observation and other areas fixed mutually in the space field.
A joint statement on the Modi-Ishiba talks stated that the two leaders acknowledged the ongoing cooperation in the field of defense equipment and technology cooperation. According to the statement, Modi and Ishiba directed the concerned authorities of both sides to accelerate efforts to achieve “concrete results” through bilateral cooperation, and identify specific areas for future to effectively support the operational approaches of both sides.