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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Japan’s Takaichi says she looks up to Modi as an ‘elder brother’ as they sign over 100 agreements

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi welcomed his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to a bilateral summit by addressing her as his “younger sister” as they signed almost 120 agreements covering AI to security to energy resilience.

Ms Takaichi arrived in India on Wednesday for a three-day state visit and the 16th annual India-Japan summit, with Delhi and Tokyo looking to strengthen economic and strategic ties through more resilient supply chains and closer cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

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