Japan PM may visit India next month for talks with PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Japan PM Takaichi Sanae is likely to visit India next month for a summit meeting with her counterpart Narendra Modi. While a confirmation from Indian authorities is still awaited, Japanese media reported that the summit meeting with PM Modi will take place in Assam."Govt sources say arrangements are underway for Takaichi to visit the northeastern state to hold her second in-person meeting with Modi," said a report by NHK.The two had earlier met on the margins of the G20 summit last year in Johannesburg, agreeing that strong ties between the two countries are indispensable for regional and global peace, prosperity, and stability. The visit to Assam will be significant as both countries, under the India-Japan Act East Forum, work together on projects for economic modernisation of India's northeast region. The two are expected to discuss the economic consequences of the West Asia conflict, as both nations are heavily dependent on energy supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and also possible initiatives to intensify cooperation on critical minerals. TNN