A delegation comprising of Heads of Missions and senior diplomats from the embassies of the nine ASEAN member states; China, India, and Bangladesh as well as the representatives from UNDP and UNHCR, visited Rakhine State from 10 to 11 September 2019. On 10 September, they met with returnee Myanmarese Hindus, comprising of both men and […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Japan (02-03 September 2019) and the Republic of Korea (05-06 September 2019) for a bilateral visit. As part of his visit to Japan, Singh will co-chair the Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue with his counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya, Minister of Defence of Japan.The Ministerial Dialogue will aim to further […]
A missile destroyer, JS Sazanami of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), commanded by Commander Shoji Ishkawa, is on a two day goodwill visit to Kochi from 13 Aug 19. The Commanding Officer accompanied by Coast Guard Superintendent Koichiro Maeda, Commanding Officer, of the Somalia Dispatch Team of the Japanese Coast Guard, and Capt […]
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will attend the 14th G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, from 28-29 June 2019. The summit will also be attended by Heads of State/Government of 18 Member countries, EU and other invited countries and International Organizations. Established in 1999, G20 was elevated from a forum of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors […]
The Government of Japan has decided to invest an amount of 205.784 billion Yen, equivalent to approximately Rs.13,000 crore, in several ongoing as well as new projects in different states of India’s Northeast. This was disclosed after a meeting which the DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh had with the Japanese delegation led by Ambassador Kenji […]
Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have completed signing of the Agreement for Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between India and Japan. It may be recalled that the BSA was negotiated between India and Japan during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo on 29.10.2018. This BSA provides for India to access […]
India will be backing Japan for G20 presidency. The G20 Summit is a major international forum which takes place annually. The participants in G20 are from strong and emerging economies from where the heads of states come together. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Republic of […]
Taro Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan is coming to India (07-09 January 2019). He is due to arrive at 5.55 PM on January 7th and meet with his counterpart Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan. He will then attend the meet of India Japan Friendship Forum at the hotel […]
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff is on a goodwill visit to Japan from 10-14 Dec 18. The visit is intended to further strengthen the existing defence cooperation between the air Forces of the two countries. During his visit, Chief of the Air Staff will call on Takeshi Iwaya, Minister […]
To promote Military cooperation, India and Japan are all set to hold the first-ever joint military exercise Dharma Guardian- 2018 involving the Indian Army and Japan Ground Self Defence Force at Counter Insurgency Warfare School, Vairengte, India from 01 November to 14 November 2018. The Indian contingent will be represented by 6/1 Gorkha Rifles while the […]
