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"At the time when Japan was not so wealthy, PM (Jawaharlal) Nehru introduced PM Kishi in front of the Japanese Prime Minister who he respects," said Abe. Kishi was Abe's grandfather. "Engraving the history in my heart, I have devoted myself to nurturing this friendship with India," he added.
Modified Mount Fuji and visited a factory of industrial robot manufacturer Fanuc as they are about to meet a two-day summit. Modi, who arrived in Japan on Saturday evening to the 13th India-Japan annual summit, has said the partnership between the two countries has been fundamentally transformed and has been strengthened as a "special strategic and global partnership".
The two leaders took a stroll following a luncheon at Mount Fuji. Modi presented Abe two handcrafted stone bowls and 'dhurries' made from rose quartz and yellow quartz stone sourced from Rajasthan. A Jodhpuri wooden chest from Rajasthan with traditional work was also presented. The gifts were specially crafted for Modi's visit.
Later in the evening, in a special gesture, Abe hosted Modi at his villa near Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi for a private dinner. It is the first time that Narusawa has visited Narusawa. "Extremely grateful to PM Shinzo Abe for the warm reception at his home," I am sincerely honored by this gesture, also on the Japanese way of eating food using chopsticks, "Modi tweeted. In September last year, Modi had hosted Abe in his home state Gujarat.
After the dinner, the two leaders left for Tokyo by train. They will hold a formal summit in Tokyo on Monday.
During the formal summit, Modi will engage with Abe on a range of issues including defense and regional security. Other bilateral issues, the two leaders are expected to deliberate on a range of regional and global issues including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Ayushman Bharat scheme, which is the largest program of its kind globally, and the Japanese program which is called Asia Health and Wellbeing Initiative.
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