Japanese PM Kishida reaches Ukraine's Kyiv amid Xi Jinping's Moscow visit I UPDATES
World | March 22, 2023 0:01 ISTFishida's visit came a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighbouring Russia for a three-day trip.
Fishida's visit came a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighbouring Russia for a three-day trip.
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida is en route to Ukraine for a surprise visit. As per reports, he is heading to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Notably, the meeting was arranged on the same day when Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow with a Ukraine peace plan.
The evolving situation in the Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military assertiveness is also likely to figure in the wide-ranging talks between Modi and Kishida.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday arrived in India on a two-day visit. Kishida will meet PM Narendra Modi and also deliver a speech on Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy and its new defence posture.
Japan national security strategy: Tokyo on Friday unveiled the biggest shift in its security plan by adopting a national security strategy amid fears of being targetted by China and North Korea.
It was the most significant missile test by North Korea since January, when it fired an Hwasong-12 intermediate-range missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam.
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The key issues discussed at the Quad Tokyo summit included the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific, the crisis in Ukraine and its impact on food security, energy prices and how the Quad can navigate the pressing challenges in the region.
The Quad summit in Japan's Tokyo had several key moments, one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photos 'leading' from the front is breaking the internet.
PM Modi, who had bilateral sessions with Quad members in the just concluded Tokyo summit, got gifts for US President, Japanese and Australian counterparts, representing Indian art and culture in some or the other form. Take a look.
In his first visit to India after assuming office and also amid the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House and held bilateral talks. Japanese PM is on a two-day visit to New Delhi. He will also take part in the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit.
The 5 trillion yen goal exceeds the 3.5 trillion yen in investment and financing over the five years that the then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced during his 2014 visit to India
The India-Japan Annual Summit had last taken place in Tokyo in October 2018. India and Japan have multi-faceted cooperation as partners within the ambit of their "Special Strategic and Global Partnership".
The latest launch came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further boost his military capability at a high-profile ruling party conference last week.
Kishida had been chosen by Liberal Democrats as a safe, conservative choice a month ago. They had feared heavy election losses if the unpopular Yoshihide Suga had stayed in power.
Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party is expected to lose some seats from pre-election levels, but maintain a comfortable majority together with its junior coalition partner Komeito.
At the announcement, all 465 lower house lawmakers stood up, shouted “banzai” 3 times and left. They've now lost their seats and official campaigning for a new lower house begins on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Amid increasing Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan on Tuesday sought enhanced cooperation with India in defence and security sector including in the field of maritime security.Making it clear that India considers
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