New Delhi:
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in India on his three-day visit today. Mr Abe is set to meet with Indian business leaders, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and President Pranab Mukherjee before heading to Varanasi on Saturday. Slated for discussion is a reported $15 billion agreement for a Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train.
PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe leave for New Delhi.
Dressed in a Nehru jacket, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe wave at the crowds with PM Modi after performing rituals at the 'Ganga Aarti' in Varanasi
After Ganga Aarti, its discussion time between the two leaders.
PM Modi and Shinzo Abe offer prayers during Ganga Aarti.
Apart from Varansai, Ganga Aarti is also performed in Rishikesh and Haridwar.
Ganga Aarti, a holy Hindu ritual, is performed daily in the evening by a group of priests at the Dashashwamedh Ghat.
PM Modi and Japan PM Shinzo Abe at Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Mesmerised, both leaders look engrossed in the ceremony procession.
PM Modi and Japan PM Shinzo Abe attend the Ganga aarti at Dasaswamedh Ghat (Varanasi)
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PM Modi and Shinzo Abe read from the text as
bhajans continue in the background.
Priests and artists sing
bhajan after both leaders perform Ganga Aarti.
The oldest city and its magnificent ghats.
PM Modi and his Japanese counterpart perform the Aarti.
Both leaders perform the Aarti rituals as priests chant Sanskrit verses.
PM Modi and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrive at the Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Both leaders will attend the world-famous 'Ganga Aarti'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan PM Shinzo Abe reach Varanasi.
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe addresses media- We have taken relationship to new level and buds have turned into blossoms
- With a view to supporting growth of India, both public and private sector of Japan will act in unison
- People to people relations are imp. We are extending multiple entry visas
- PM Abe declares that Japan will build a convention centre in Varanasi
Japan's Abe begins his address with 'Namaste'
PM Modi addresses media- It is a great pleasure to host a personal friend and a great champion of India-Japan relationship
- No partner has played a decisive role in India's economic progress than Japan
- It comes with great public expectations and huge responsibility for us
- In the last one year we have made enormous progress in economic, security cooperation
- N-Deal a symbol of mutual confidence and strategic partnership
- We greatly appreciate PM Abe's package of 12 billion USD and technical assistance on easy terms on this project
- Will revolutionise Indian Railways, will become engine of economic transformation in India
- No less historic is decision to introduce High Speed Rail on Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector through Shinkansen train known for speed, reliability, safety
- Our shared commitment to combating climate change is equally strong
- In a world of intense engagement, few visits change course of history
This is one
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- Not just high speed train, India wants high speed growth.
- India is a land of possibilities with excellent human resources and a technological base and Japan has been there at every turning point
- Today there is a Make in India movement in Japan with a $12 billion fund
- First time Japan will import Maruti Suzuki cars from India
PM Modi addresses the business leaders meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his Japanese counterpart.
Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe meets External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi.
Union Minister Jayant Sinha receives the Japanese Prime Minister.
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