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At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Japan from 29-30 August 2025 to participate in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s eighth visit to Japan, and the first Summit with Prime Minister Ishiba.

2. During the visit, the two Prime Ministers will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, including defense and security, trade and economy, technology and innovation, and people to people exchanges, as well as discuss issues of regional and global importance. The visit will reaffirm the longstanding special bond of friendship between the two countries.

3. In the second leg of his visit, at the invitation of the President of China, H.E. Xi Jinping, Prime Minister will travel to China from 31 August to 1 September 2025 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin. On the sidelines of the Summit, Prime Minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several leaders attending the Summit.

4. India has been a member of SCO since 2017. It held the presidency of the Council of Heads of State of SCO during 2022-23.

New Delhi
August 22, 2025