PM visits to Japan, China are being seen as a boost to strategic, economic ties and outreach amid global headwinds; the visits come at a time India is navigating a complex international situation marked by rising US tariffs and regional realignments. The diplomatic push is expected to boost India’s efforts to diversify strategic partnerships, deepen ties in critical technologies and underline India’s role in region’s stability
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited Japanese entrepreneurs to ‘make in India’, stressing the country’s political and economic stability, transparency in policy and predictability. “Today, India has political stability, economic stability, transparency in policy, and predictability. Today, India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world. And, very soon, it is going to become the third largest economy in the world,” PM Modi said at the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo
The PM is on a diplomatic tour to Japan and China.
Before leaving he affirmed that the visits will further India’s national interests and priorities and contribute to building regional and global peace, security, and sustainable development.
“At the invitation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, I am embarking on a two-day visit to Japan for the 15th Annual Summit.
“During my visit, we would focus on shaping the next phase in our Special Strategic and Global Partnership, which has made steady and significant progress over the past eleven years. We would endeavor to give new wings to our collaboration, expand scope and ambition of our economic and investment ties, and advance cooperation in new and emerging technologies, including AI and Semiconductors. The visit will also be an opportunity to strengthen our civilizational bonds and cultural ties that connect our peoples.
“From Japan, I will travel to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. India is an active and constructive member of SCO. During our Presidency, we have introduced new ideas and initiated collaboration in the fields of innovation, health and cultural exchanges. India remains committed to working with the SCO members to address shared challenges and deepen regional cooperation. I also look forward to meeting President Xi Jinping, President Putin and other leaders on the sidelines of the Summit.
“I am confident that my visits to Japan and China would further our national interests and priorities, and contribute to building fruitful cooperation in advancing regional and global peace, security, and sustainable development,” he said in a statement before leaving.
Japan
At his first stop at Japan for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit, addressing the India-Japan Economic Forum in Tokyo, he talked srong business ties between two nations as being vital element of the friendship.
The PM is in Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. PM Modi’s visit, his eighth as Indian premier, seeks to catalyse a new phase of the “Special Strategic and Global Partnership” that has deepened over the past 11 years.
A key highlight expected during the summit is the announcement of a substantial Japanese investment of about $68 billion over the coming decade. Areas such as defense cooperation, Shinkansen (bullet train) development, and strengthened Quad alliance initiatives are expected to feature prominently in the talks.
China
From Japan, Modi will go to Tianjin to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit—the first such visit to China in seven years.
The visit comes in the backdrop of border tensions and current global economic flux amid the ongoing tariff war with US President Donald Trump. PM Modi’s visit aims to ease bilateral strains and discussions include resuming direct flights, easing trade barriers, and accelerating access to vital exports like rare earths and fertilizers are expected
PM Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the summit.
