The scourge of terrorism threatening the world figured prominently during the talks between India and Japan when a parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Chairman Harivansh visited that country recently. Noting that terrorism tops the list of all existential threats that the world faces today, the Deputy Chairman thanked Japan for expressing solidarity with India in its fight against global terror.
The Speaker of House of Representative, Japan with whom the delegation interacted condemned terrorism and assured assistance to India in its fight against terrorism. Deputy Chairman expressed that given the close friendship among the people of two countries, growing engagement in many fronts, the future of India-Japan bilateral relation is full of promise and potential.
The Indian delegation included Bhubaneswar Kalita, Shamsher Singh Manhas and Banda Prakash( all Members of Rajya Sabha), the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha and other officials of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, an official press statement from the Rajya Sabha said.
The Indian delegation interacted with their Japanese counterparts under the aegis of Japan-India Parliamentary Friendship League(JIPFL). Appreciating the role of JIPFL in providing bipartisan political support for strengthening relations between Japan and India, Harivansh said it would be ideal if the Upper Houses of the both Parliaments sign an agreement to strengthen parliamentary cooperation for which the work is underway.
Referring to the Summit meeting in 2018 between both the Prime Ministers, which achieved numerous milestones covering areas as diverse as economic cooperation, maritime security, new and digital technologies, agriculture, food processing and healthcare partnership, the Deputy Chairman called upon the Japanese companies to participate in flagship initiatives such as Make in India, Digital India, Skill India and Smart cities.