The heads of state of Japan and India held their first talks via teleconference on Friday, September 25, a week after Yoshihide Suga took the reigns of Japan’s government.
The 4:30 P.M. call between Prime Minister Suga and India’s President Narenda Modi continued for 25 minutes.
The leaders of the two countries agreed to work towards making a reality the “Free Indo-Pacific,” and to work together with the U.S. and Australia towards this aim.
The two leaders also agreed to “bring to the next level“ discussions about "Japan-India Special Strategic Global Partnership”, an initiative under the former administration led by Shinzo Abe.
Ties between the two countries go back to the post-war era, but have become noticeably warmer in recent years, beginning with the first Abe administration in 2007. In recent years, shared concerns about peace and stability in the region have contributed to the growing ties and joint initiatives, including the Quad initiative with the U.S. and Australia, and recent bilateral defense sharing ACSA pact.
The leaders of the two countries also pledged to strengthen cooperation in terms of both security and economy.
Prime Minister Suga also requested India's cooperation on the abduction issue left unresolved with North Korea. In addition, the two leaders agreed to promote high-speed railway projects and human exchanges in India.
The two leaders confirmed the will to sign a memorandum of cooperation in the near future on the status of residence "specified skills" visa system, which aims to expand the acceptance of foreign workers in Japan. Finally, PM Suga and PM Modi agreed to resume mutual visits to each other’s countries, once the COVID-19 crisis has settled.
The talks were introductory since Mr. Suga has just taken office.
Watch for updates and analysis of the talks and expectations for future relations here, keyword Suga, on JAPAN Forward.
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The Blunders of the Chaiwala – which you will not read in the media – as the media is owned by Banias,and operated by Brahmins – a race of servile slaves and cowards.dindooohindoo
The Chronicles of Narendra (Narnia Chaiwala) Modi
Make in India = Total Disaster.
Defense Manufacturing in India = Total Disaster.
Demonetisation = Total Disaster.
Space = Disaster.
ISRO Chandrayaan has doomed all hopes.The problem of the Hindoo – 1 low brain ASAT hit and they start dreaming and jay walking.All the effect of Gau Mut-ram
Employment = Disaster.Destruction of all SME and Unorganised Jobs – FOREVER.
GST = destroyed all that was left of the SME, after the Demo
IAF = Disaster.IAF completely destroyed by the PAF.The IAF took the advice of Modi (stealth in Cloud cover).They did not send the best fighter jets against the PAF – Why ? How did 6 PAF, F-16s cross the Indian ADS (in daylight) and almost kill the Indian Army Chief and GOC-in-C Northern Command (and all escaped the Indian ADS on the way back,and the Indian ADS shot down its own Chopper)
Banking = Doomed.NPA is at least 400 Billion USD in the organised sector – RBI is defrauding the nation,by hiding and lying w.r.r. the NPA/Fraud cases,so that the corporates can cheat other banks and NBFCs and Co-operatives.
Impending DEFUNDING - AFTER RBI has circulated the credit NPAs and Fraud accounts, across the Indian public (by hiding their names,and allowing them to hoodwoink depositors and bankers),one fine day,INDIANS WILL BE ASKED TO FORFEIT A % OF ALL BANK DEPOSITS and GOI investments - to finance this credit fraud distribution - JUST LIKE THE US SUB PRIME PLAN !
MUDRA loans are 150 Billion USD of which at least 40% will disappear.Then there is the informal banking disaster (NBFC/Chit Funds etc.).
Kashmir - DISASTER
COVID LOCKDOWN - COMPLETE DISASTER.India has HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES IN THE WORLD - IN TERMS OF DAILY COUNT - EVER.Industry and Banks are destroyed FOREVER.Once COVID reaches farms - AGRI WILL ALSO BE DESTROYED,AND THAT WILL BE THE DOOM.
GDP - MINUS 24% is a lie.Exclude the Govtt sector from GDP and the decline will be 65%.When a Govtt company produces goods and pays GST - it is just a transfer pricing of taxes.If Private sector dies for 9 months - at least the SME and Unorganised part,will NEVER return.How will the GOI earn revenue BESIDES TAXING FUEL,NICTOTINE AND ALCOHOL (and exporting Cow piss cola) ?
The Trinity of Doom - DEMO + GST + COVID LCOKDOWN ! Covid has nailed the coffin – forever.
Crowning glory is the GALWAN AND PRC Disaster. Chinese will not spare Modi or India - it is the Pure Mongol DNA of the Northern Chinese.They will annihilate India.The Northern Chinese of PRC are not like the Chinese of HK,Taiwan,Chiang Mai or Chinatown of USA.
Anyone who says Hindi-China Bhai Bhai,has eaten too much Chini,id.,est., Ganja.
We are entering into the Chinese Decade of utter, complete and merciless domination