India and Japan
cherish a Special Strategic and Global Partnership rooted in ancient historical
ties, said Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan after
reaching Tokyo on Wednesday.
“Reached Tokyo
this morning. Look forward to my engagements including interaction with Indian
community. Bharat and Japan cherish a Special Strategic and Global Partnership
rooted in ancient historical ties and shared values,” MoS Muraleedharan wrote
on X.
MoS Muraleedharan
is paying an official visit to Japan from November 8 to 10.
During the visit, Muraleedharan
is expected to hold meetings with ministers, business leaders, academia and
members of the Indian diaspora.
According to an
official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, he will visit Kyoto,
Hiroshima and Oita, besides Tokyo.
Moreover, he is
scheduled to deliver a lecture on “India and the Emerging World” at Ritsumeikan
Asia Pacific University in Oita.
Notably, Bharat and
Japan share a “Special Strategic and Global Partnership” covering a wide range
of areas of cooperation.
The friendship
between the two countries has a long history rooted in spiritual affinity and
strong cultural and civilizational ties.
There is growing
strategic convergence between the two countries. There is synergy between India’s
Act-East Policy, Indo-Pacific vision based on the principle of SAGAR, and
Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) on one hand, and Japan’s Free and Open
Indo-Pacific Vision on the other.
Bharat-Japan
relations were elevated to ‘Global Partnership’ in 2000, ‘Strategic and Global
Partnership’ in 2006, and ‘Special Strategic and Global Partnership’ in 2014.
Moreover, regular
annual summits have been held between India and Japan since, according to the
statement.
MoS Muraleedharan’s
visit is expected to further solidify the wide-ranging partnership between the
two countries, the statement said.
Moreover, Muraleedharan
last week visited Mauritius to participate in the commemoration of the 189th
anniversary of the arrival of indentured labourers which took place on November
2.
In July, while
speaking at the India-Japan Forum in Delhi, External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar said that Japan was the inspiration as the government advances
Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The EAM said the
natural seamlessness between the two oceans is becoming relevant today. In this
context, Quad is an example of strategic imagination. He added Bharat and Japan
will work together for the future of international order; in new technologies,
strategies and culture.
ANI
