Can Tokyo provide Modi his first big bang moment?
A civil nuclear agreement is one of the key outcomes New Delhi is pushing for in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan that starts on August 30. Recently, in …
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Modi embraces Kyoto smart heritage city model for Varanasi
Varanasi, the holy Hindu city which Modi represents in the Indian parliament, will be developed as a ‘smart city’, using the experiences of Kyoto. Kyoto, home to over 2000 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, is renowned for its ability to merge the modern with the ancient, and is symbolic of the development of Japan – where cutting edge technology is used to preserve their historic legacy. The Kyoto-Varanasi pact has set the stage for rekindling civilizational ties between India and Japan, which will deepen the spiritual foundation for the burgeoning multi-pronged modern-day partnership.
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Modi ‘disappointed’ with Pakistan
Hoping that the right combination of carrots and sticks does the trick, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his disappointment over Islamabad making a spectacle of New Delhi’s peace …
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Modi begins Japan journey
India’s Prime Minster Narendra Modi has touched down in Kyoto to begin an event-packed five-day visit to Tokyo that is poised to pitch India-Japan relations into a higher trajectory. Warm …
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Metro, Bullet Trains, Buddhism, Business, Technology and Innovation. It’s a potent brew, which is made all the more heady by the common strategic intent to co-create an Asian renaissance. It …
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‘Japan is India’s all-weather friend, China needn’t worry’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 30-September 3 visit to Japan is laden with great expectations and hopes of substantive outcomes, which can transform the geopolitical dynamics of Asia. In this conversation with www.indiawrites.org, Sanjaya Baru, a well-known commentator on foreign affairs and Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, speaks about the unique character of India-Japan relations, Japan’s starring role in the development of India and his expectations from the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan. Baru, the author of The Accidental Prime Minister and Director of Geo-economics and Strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, predicts a robust future of India-Japan relations and underlines that Japan is and will be India’s all-weather friend in days to come.
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India’s economy grows at fastest rate in two years
The Indian economy grew at the fastest rate in over two years in the quarter ending on June. The Narendra Modi government-led reforms, combined with a conducive investment environment and …
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Financial inclusion plan opens with a bang
Imagine opening 15 million new bank accounts being opened in a day. The Narendra Modi government’s much-touted idea of universal bank accounts and ending “financial untouchability” has turned real with …
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Haruki Murakami: Talent, Focus, and Endurance
In every interview I’m asked what’s the most important quality a novelist has to have. It’s pretty obvious: talent. Now matter how much enthusiasm and effort you put into writing, …
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Modi’s Japan visit: Great Expectations
India has “great expectations” from the forthcoming visit to Japan by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is hoping for substantive outcomes.
In a rare gesture signifying special relationship with India, Prime Minister Abe will be personally flying down to Kyoto, an exemplar smart city that blends cultural heritage with modern amenities, to receive him on August 30. During this trip, Modi will have substantial and wide-ranging discussion with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other political, business and educational leaders in Japan.
“We expect, as an outcome, India and Japan to elevate our strategic and global partnership to new level. In short, if I were to summarise for all of you, we have great expectation of Modi’s first visit to Japan,” said Syed Akbaruddin spokesperson for India’s ministry of external affairs at a media briefing on August 28.
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