Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and congratulated her on assuming office.

Takaichi (64) recently became Japan’s first female prime minister, replacing Shigeru Ishiba.

“Had a warm conversation with Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan. Congratulated her on assuming office and discussed our shared vision for advancing the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, with focus on economic security, defence cooperation and talent mobility,” Modi said in a post on X.

“We agreed that stronger India–Japan ties are vital for global peace, stability and prosperity,” Modi said.

Prime Minister Modi visited Japan in August and met the then Japanese prime minister Ishiba.

India and Japan had inked several key agreements, including a fram

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