Mumbai:
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will encourage a unified approach on Ukraine as he meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today, while aiming to strengthen security ties across the Indo-Pacific region.
“Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine coincides with this trip, I’d like to emphasise the importance of international unity and confirm that Japan and India will work together on various issues,” Prime Minister Kishida said ahead of his visit.
India and Japan are party to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), a security framework that also includes the United States and Australia.
Japan has imposed sanctions on dozens of Russian individuals and organisations since the Ukraine invasion that began on February 24 and has been receiving Ukrainian refugees. India, however, is the only one of the four Quad members that has not condemned the invasion.
Prime Minister Kishida will also aim to reinforce security and economic ties with India. He is expected to announce a plan to invest 5 trillion yen ($42 billion) in India over the next five years during this visit, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported.
