PM Modi Left For Japan Amid US Tariff Dispute
- By Thetripurapost Desk, Tokyo
- Aug 28, 2025
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for a five-day visit to Japan and China on Thursday. The main agenda of PM Modi's visit is to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. This visit of PM Modi, which is taking place amid the US tariff dispute, is considered very important. PM Modi will go to China after Japan. Where he will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. During this, he will meet the heads of many countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that at the invitation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, I am going on a two-day visit to Japan for the 15th annual summit. During this visit, we will focus on shaping the next phase of our special strategic and global partnership. Our strategic and global partnership has made steady and significant progress in the last 11 years. He said that we will try to take our cooperation to new heights, expand the scope and ambitions of economic and investment relations, and advance cooperation in new and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors. This visit will also be an opportunity to strengthen our civilizational bonds and cultural ties that connect our people.
The PM said that from Japan, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, I will go to China to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin. India is an active and constructive member of the SCO. During our presidency, we have introduced new ideas and initiated cooperation in the areas of innovation, health and cultural exchange. He said that India is committed to working with SCO members to address common challenges and deepen regional cooperation. I also look forward to meeting President Xi Jinping, President Vladimir Putin and other leaders during the summit. I am confident that these visits to Japan and China will further strengthen our national interests and priorities and establish meaningful cooperation in advancing regional and global peace, security and sustainable development.
PM Modi will reach Japan in the first leg of his two-nation tour. Here he will attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. The purpose of this tour is to strengthen India-Japan relations and discuss global peace. Along with meeting Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba, he will also hold talks with industrialists and political leaders. His agenda includes trade, investment, defense, science and technology and culture. After Japan, PM Modi will be in China from 30 August to 1 September. During this time he will participate in the 25th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Council (SCO). During his first visit to China in seven years, the PM will garner support for the Make in India initiative by increasing closeness with some of the world's largest economies. The support of Japan, China and Russia is expected to help India reduce the impact of US tariffs.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said about the Japan visit that it will be an opportunity to bring more flexibility in relations and to start several new initiatives to face emerging opportunities and challenges. New Delhi says that it is engaged in resolving the issue of tariffs of up to 50 percent imposed by Trump on Indian exports through talks. At the same time, Japan's top trade negotiator canceled his visit to the US due to the obstruction in the tariff agreement between the two countries. Modi's visit to Japan is also very important in this sense because both the countries are part of the Quad group along with Australia and America and this group wants to counter the growing influence of China in the Indo-Pacific region. Despite tense relations with America, India says that Modi and Ishiba will discuss increasing cooperation within the Quad.
PM Modi will reach China for the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization after his visit to Japan. His visit is taking place at a time when both the neighboring countries are engaged in reducing tensions after the violent clashes on the border in 2020. During his visit, the PM will hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. China and India want to resume direct flights after a gap of five years and are discussing reducing trade barriers, including reopening border trade at three Himalayan crossings. India is also considering easing investment rules. This will allow greater monitoring of Chinese companies. Beijing recently agreed to lift restrictions on the export of fertilizers, rare minerals and tunnel boring machines to India.