Mumbai: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will encourage a unified approach on Ukraine when he meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today, while aiming to strengthen security ties across the Indo-Pacific region.
“Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine coincides with this trip, I’d like to emphasise the importance of international unity and confirm that Japan and India will work together on various issues,” Prime Minister Kishida said ahead of his visit.
Japan has imposed sanctions on dozens of Russian individuals and organisations since the Ukraine invasion that began on February 24 and has been receiving Ukrainian refugees. India, however, is the only one of the four Quad members that has not condemned the invasion.
Prime Minister Kishida will also aim to reinforce security and economic ties with India. He is expected to announce a plan to invest 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) in India over the next five years during this visit, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014 had announced 3.5 trillion yen in investment and financing over five years during a visit to India.
Japan has always been supporting India’s urban infrastructure development and a high-speed railway based on its bullet train technology.
Japan and India in 2020 signed an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement that allows for reciprocal stocks of food, fuel and other supplies between defence forces.
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