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Time of India
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Foreign Secy Vikram Misri conveys India's 'zero tolerance to terror' to Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
Tokyo [Japan] May 22 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday held talks with Takehiro Funakoshi, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister Dialogue in Tokyo. Misri conveyed India's zero tolerance for terrorism during the talks. In a post on X, Indian Embassy in Tokyo stated, "H.E. Mr Vikram Misri, Hon'ble Foreign Secretary, joins H.E. Mr Takehiro Funakoshi, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan for the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister Dialogue in Tokyo. Discussions covered advancing the India Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, and conveying India's message on zero tolerance for terror." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Beyond Text Generation: An AI Tool That Helps You Write Better Grammarly Install Now Undo Meanwhile, earlier in the day, an All-Party Parliamentary Delegation from India met with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, reiterating India's unwavering national consensus and firm commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms. Live Events The Japanese Foreign Minister expressed strong support for India's fight against terrorism and lauded the restraint shown by India, urging strict punishment for perpetrators of terror acts. JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha who led the delegation to Japan said," We presented India's stand strongly. He appreciated it and said that action should be taken against terrorism. He also appreciated the restraint India had shown. He supported India's stand against terrorism. He said that terrorism should be eliminated. He added that EAM S Jaishankar had briefed him on this. He offered his condolences on the Pahalgam attack and said that they (terrorists) should be punished." After their arrival in Tokyo today, members of the All-Party Parliamentary Delegation paid floral tributes at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Edogawa, Tokyo. JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha, appealed to all world leaders to side with India against Pakistan's sponsorship of terrorism. Jha, while talking to ANI, said that the delegation is there to raise awareness of Operation Sindoor . "Pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism. One must differentiate between terrorists and the terrorist sponsor, which is the state that promotes them, funds it, gives them training. This is known, but we must make it clear that after the Pahalgam terror attack, India's stance is to wipe off the terror sponsors. Now people from all over the world should gather to eliminate this source from which terrorists are located," he said. (ANI)
Hans India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Japan backs India in fight against terror
New Delhi: India and Japan condemned terrorism in all its forms and emphasised the need for global cooperation to fight terror during the meeting of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani, on Monday. Singh condemned Pakistan's state policy of cross-border terrorism against India, perpetrated through state and non-state actors, and pointed out that such attacks destabilise regional peace and security. He called for a unified stand against terrorism and the state-sponsored actions that perpetuate it. The Japanese Defence Minister expressed his condolences for the tragic Pahalgam terrorist attack and offered full support to India. The leaders reviewed the defence and security pillars of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and reaffirmed their commitment towards strengthening the bilateral ties and contributing towards regional peace. The Defence Ministers welcomed the growing diversity and frequency of defence exercises and exchanges between the two countries and agreed to increase the scope and complexity of these engagements. Both sides agreed to enhance industry cooperation, including exploring collaboration in niche domains such as automation, Artificial Intelligence, cyber and space. India and Japan share a long-term friendship, which has further gained qualitative momentum after the elevation of this collaboration to Special Strategic & Global Partnership in 2014.
United News of India
05-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Rajnath holds bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart
New Delhi, May 5 (UNI) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Defence of Japan Gen Nakatani here, and both sides condemned terrorism in all its forms and emphasised the need for global cooperation in this regard. Rajnath condemned Pakistan's state policy of cross-border terrorism against India, perpetrated through state and non-state actors, a Defence Ministry statement said. He said that such attacks destabilise regional peace and security. Singh called for a unified stand against terrorism and the state-sponsored actions that perpetuate it. The Japanese Defence Minister expressed his condolences for the tragic terrorist attack which took place in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir on April 22, and offered full support to India. Both the Ministers reviewed the defence and security pillars of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. They reaffirmed their commitment towards strengthening the bilateral relations and contributing towards regional peace. The Ministers welcomed the growing diversity and frequency of defence exercises and exchanges between the two countries, and concurred to enhance the scope and complexity of these engagements. Both leaders also agreed to add new dimensions to the robust maritime cooperation between India and Japan. Rajnath outlined the capability of Indian defence industry particularly its potential to collaborate with the Japanese side on new areas including tank engines and aero engines. He highlighted the capabilities in the areas of maintenance repair and overhaul operations. Both sides agreed to enhance industry cooperation, including exploring collaboration in niche domains such as automation and Artificial Intelligence. The two Ministers also decided to take forward the cooperation in emerging areas like cyber and space. India and Japan share a long-term friendship, which has further gained qualitative momentum after the elevation of this collaboration to Special Strategic & Global Partnership in 2014. The dialogue ended with strong commitment by both sides to enhance the bilateral defence cooperation. Earlier, Gen Nakatani laid a wreath at National War Memorial and paid homage to the fallen heroes. He was accorded a ceremonial welcome with a Tri-Services Guard of Honour prior to the dialogue at Manekshaw Centre. UNI RBE CS
