India and Japan are “natural partners” and Japanese investments have played an important role in India’s development journey, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the Indian community on the first day of his two-day visit to Tokyo, he went on to say that India’s relationship with Japan is of spirituality, of cooperation and of belonging.
PM Modi is in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. He will also hold separate bilateral meetings with the Quad leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
On relations with Japan, Modi mentioned that our relationship with Japan is certainly one of power, respect and shared resolve for the world. Our relationship with Japan is of Buddha, Buddhism, Enlightenment and Meditation.
Swami Vivekananda had overtly praised the individuals of Japan for his or her patriotism, self-confidence, self-discipline, cleanliness. When Swami Vivekananda was going to Chicago for his historic handle, he had additionally come to Japan earlier than that. Japan had left a deep impression on his thoughts.
Talking about Indian democracy while addressing the Indian diaspora, the prime minister said, “In the last eight years, we have made our democracy strong and resilient. It is serving as one of the strongest pillars of progress.”
“We are working towards building a system that is not only inclusive but caters to a leak-proof governance to fulfill the aspirations of every citizen. We have a people-led government in the true sense in India today. This has become a key reason for strengthening democracy in India,” he added.
He further noted that India has always found a solution to every problem, no matter how big it is. He added that during the Covid 19 pandemic, when there was an atmosphere of uncertainty, India supplied ‘Made in India’ vaccines to crores of its citizens and also sent it to more than 100 countries.
On the COVID-19 pandemic, Modi said, “Coronavirus caused the biggest crisis of 100 years before the world. When it began, no one knew what would happen next. No one even knew whether vaccines would come or not. But India still sent medicines to other countries during that period.”
Modi also lauded the Indian diaspora for its dedication toward Indian culture and language despite being settled in Japan for years and assimilated the Japanese culture.
