Japan is India’s most trusted friend: PM Modi at Rudrakash inauguration
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The inauguration ceremony of the centre was attended by Japan s ambassador in India Satoshi Suzuki, while PM Suga, sent a video message which was played before PM Modi s address.
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He said Varanasi has had a close relationship with Japan and has continued cultural and academic exchanges with Kyoto.
The inauguration ceremony of the international cooperation and convention centre called Rudraksh in Varanasi, built with Japanese assistance, showcased the India-Japan bonhomie, with Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga acknowledging the shared fundamental values between the two nations, and PM Narendra Modi calling Japan India s most trusted friend .
Updated Feb 15, 2021 | 14:31 IST
Jaishankar reviewed the progress of the Guwahati water supply project along with Japanese envoy to India Satoshi Suzuki. He lauded the India-Japan partnership and called for the Japanese to invest in Assam. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar | Photo Credit: ANI
Guwahati: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday visited the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded Guwahati water supply project site along Brahmaputra river in Guwahati. The EAM reviewed its progress along with Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki.
Speaking on the occasion, Singh said: Assam has long been the bridge between India and the world to our East. The advent of colonialism and subsequent emergence of nation-states had effectively disrupted seamless connection between Eastern India and Assam and the world to our East. But this changed since 2014.
External Affairs minister S Jaishankar visits Japan-funded water supply project in Guwahati
Jaishankar also reviewed the progress of the water supply project site along the Brahmaputra river that is being funded by Japan along with Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki.
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GUWAHATI: External Affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday visited the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded Guwahati water supply project site along the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati.
Jaishankar also reviewed the progress of the project that is being funded by Japan along with Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki. Speaking at an event here, he said: Our presence today not only reflects the strong cooperation we have with Japan, but actually underlines how this India-Japan partnership can really make a difference.
Act East Policy will make Assam more connected and energetic: Jaishankar
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said Assam has long been the bridge between India and the world to our East
Act East Policy, he said, is an approach to create connectivity within Assam, to the North East then to Myanmar and Bangladesh but eventually push by road, sea, air to Vietnam and Japan
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar who is in Assam today attending various functions said: Assam has long been the bridge between India and the world to our East.
He pointed out, the advent of colonialism and the subsequent emergence of nation-states had effectively disrupted the seamless connection between eastern India, Assam and the world to our East.