India-Japan Summit: PM Modi calls Takaichi his ‘younger sister’

NEW DELHI: (Jul 2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi as his “younger sister” and hailed her as a “visionary and popular leader” while delivering his statement during a joint press meet here.

Modi made the remarks in Hindi, and Takaichi, who heard its simultaneous translation in Japanese via a tech device, responded to this gesture with a warm smile.

India and Japan share Special Strategic and Global Partnership, and the friendship between the two countries has a long history, rooted in spiritual affinity and strong cultural and civilisational ties.