New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had wrapped up his five-day Japan tour and left for Delhi on Wednesday. He called his Japan tour as ‘successful’.
Modi’s five-day tour of Japan felt like a special odyssey steeped in culture and bonhomie which had been started on Saturday when Japanese PM Shinzo Abe flew from Tokyo to Kyoto, to specially receive him, which was unprecedented.
PM Modi had remind the ‘trillions’ while speaking at the Indian community reception, referring to the 3.5 trillion Yen (USD 35 billion or 2,10,000 crore) promised by Japan to India over next five years for various developmental works.
Modi said, “There has been talk about billions and millions. But there has never been talk of trillions… This visit has been very successful.”
India and Japan had decided to enhance cooperation in defence and other strategic areas and also signed five pacts covering defence exchanges, cooperation in clean energy, roads and highways, healthcare and women while vowing to take their relationship to newer level.
Japan also lifted ban on six Indian entities including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) which had been imposed in the aftermath of 1998 nuclear tests.
He told the Japanese businessmen that India was awaiting the investments with a ‘red carpet’ and not ‘red tape’ as rules and procedures have been eased by his government.
Modi had expressed gratitude to Japan for reposing “trust” in India on Tuesday and demonstrating its friendship with a quip “yeh fevicol se be zyada mazboot jod hai (this bond is stronger than that of fevicol)”.
Both countries had been agreed to enhance their defence and strategic cooperation to a new level and also decided to speed up negotiations on civil nuclear deal that could not be concluded now.
Modi conclude the five day visit of Japan successful and said, “This is not just raising the relationship from one category to another… Our relationship is not only regional in its framework, but will have a global impact.”
Bureau Report
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