Jaishankar expressed his pleasure at the meeting and commended Suga's impactful leadership in advancing the bilateral relationship between India and Japan, as well as their collaborative efforts within the Quad.
Tokyo: Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set to become the next Prime Minister, facing the imminent task of addressing a pandemic-hit economy and ensuring a strong alliance with Washington to counter growing regional security risks. Kishida replaces outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, […]
Suga made the decision to extend the state of emergency for Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama at a meeting of the government's Covid-19 task force on Friday.
Olympic chief also pledged that the IOC would "undertake great efforts" to make sure as many participants and spectators as possible are vaccinated before arriving in Japan, if a vaccine is available
The talks come weeks ahead of the US presidential election and amid tensions between the US and China over the virus, trade, technology, Hong Kong, Taiwan and human rights.