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Modi to Visit Japan and China for Bilateral Talks and Regional Summit

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a diplomatic tour of Japan and China from August 29 to September 1, the Ministry of External Affairs announced. The visit will see Modi participate in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin. The two-day summit in Japan will witness the review of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, covering defense, security, trade, economy, technology, and people-to-people exchanges. Modi will then proceed to China to attend the SCO Summit, where he is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several leaders. This visit marks Modi's eighth to Japan and his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, while it is his second visit to China this year, following an informal summit in 2018 and a SCO Summit in 2019.

Key Takeaways:

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan and China from August 29 to September 1, with the first leg focusing on the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Japan and the second leg on the SCO Summit in China.
  • During the visit to Japan, Modi will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, discussing defense, security, trade, economy, technology, and people-to-people exchanges.
  • The SCO Summit in China, scheduled for August 31, will be attended by over 20 countries, with Modi expected to hold bilateral meetings with several leaders.
  • Modi's visit comes after a recent understanding between India and China to end the LAC standoff, reached on October 21, 2024, followed by a meeting between Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Russian city of Kazan, where they agreed to revive mechanisms to normalize relations.
  • Modi last visited China in 2024, attending the SCO Summit and holding informal discussions with Xi Jinping to address the boundary dispute and the fallout of the Doklam standoff in 2017.
  • This marks Modi's eighth visit to Japan and the first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba.

Statistics:

  • Over 20 countries will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China on August 31.
  • 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops were killed in the bloody clashes in Galwan Valley in June 2024.
  • The LAC standoff between India and China lasted for over two years, spanning April-May 2020 to October 21, 2024.
  • Xi Jinping, the President of China, invited Modi for a second informal summit in 2024 to address the boundary dispute following the Doklam standoff in 2017.
  • Modi has visited Japan eight times, with this visit marking his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Sources:

  • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
  • Hindustan Times

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