PM Modi meets Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida; plan to strengthen India-Japan partnership

Kishida visited India for the annual summit in March while Modi visited Japan for the Quad Leaders' Summit in May. "The bilateral meeting between PM Modi and PM Kishida during the upcoming visit will be an opportunity for the two leaders to reaffirm their commitment to further strengthening of India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership," Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday.