PM Modi, Japan's
Fumio Kishida relish golgappas, idlis in Delhi; video goes viral

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PM Modi, Fumio Kishida
relish Indian delicacies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida relished tangy golgappas, fried idlis and aam panna in the lush environs of the Buddha Jayanti Park in Delhi. The two leaders also took a stroll around the park [{ "selector": ".skkqr-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 457px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".jbtrk-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

PM Modi and Kishida at
Buddha Jayanti Park

The two leaders were also seen sipping tea from an earthen cup sitting on a bench in the park, engrossed in talks. Kishida arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning for a two-day official visit [{ "selector": ".ixqmf-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".lcgzk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 479px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

PM Modi's viral
Twitter video

In a video shared by PM Narendra Modi on his social media, Kishida is seen having the Indian delicacies with PM Modi by his side. The video has been going viral on social media [{ "selector": ".anmtq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 464px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ffuug-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

'My friend PM Kishida
enjoyed Indian snacks,'
writes PM Modi

"My friend PM @kishida230 enjoyed Indian snacks including Golgappas," PM Modi said on Twitter as he also shared pictures of himself and PM Kishida enjoying pani puri [{ "selector": ".wgwoj-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".flknm-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 478px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Japanese Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida's India visit

Source: Twitter Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on a two-day visit on Monday. Kishida was received and greeted by Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the airport in Delhi [{ "selector": ".wtqmm-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 448px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".tnfai-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Japan PM announces
new Indo-Pacific plan

Fumio Kishida unveiled his government's much-awaited plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific while projecting India as an "indispensable partner" to achieve the ambitious goal of peace, prosperity and stability in the region [{ "selector": ".jfjsb-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 440px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".uuqci-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Japan to support
various projects in India

As part of the free and open Indo-Pacific plan, Japan will support various connectivity projects including in India's Northeast, work towards enhancing maritime security with friendly countries and finance projects in diverse areas of India [{ "selector": ".mectf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-151.5859165384312px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".cpwzp-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Leaders discuss ways to
boost India-Japan ties

PM Modi on Monday said that the two sides discussed boosting India-Japan ties in areas like defence, healthcare, technology, and other issues [{ "selector": ".jnxjf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 473px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".kzocb-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Japanese PM invites
PM Modi for G7 Summit

During his meeting with Modi at Delhi’s Hyderabad House, Kishida also invited the Indian PM to the G7 Leader’s Summit in Japan in May [{ "selector": ".ssidz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 477px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".kxqks-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

PM Modi, Kishida talk
beyond closed doors

Modi and Kishida continued their talks beyond the closed doors of meeting rooms as they took a stroll around the Buddha Jayanti Park, which was developed to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of Gautam Buddha's birth [{ "selector": ".elkuk-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 462px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".tfamo-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Fumio Kishida's India visit:
Here's what PM Modi gifted

PM Modi gifted a sandalwood Buddha statue encased in a 'kadamwood jali box' to his Japanese counterpart. He also gifted Kishida a sapling of the Bal Bodhi tree [{ "selector": ".mstbw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 479px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".gttpx-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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PM Modi, Japan's Fumio Kishida relish golgappas, idlis in Delhi; video goes viral

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PM Modi, Fumio Kishida relish Indian delicacies

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's India visit

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PM Modi, Kishida talk beyond closed doors

Fumio Kishida's India visit: Here's what PM Modi gifted