This meeting was the first time the two leaders met in person since Sanae Takaichi assumed office as Japan's first female Prime Minister in October 2025. PM Modi had previously held a congratulatory phone call with her on October 29, 2025.
In an interview with ANI, Lawler said he has never fully understood why India and the United States were "never adversaries but never true friends" despite sharing several common interests and values.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday expressed enthusiasm about the potential for economic ties between India and Israel, adding that the two countries must work hard to strengthen bilateral trade.
In a post on X, Goyal highlighted the signing of the Terms of Reference to launch Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, expected to boost trade, investment, and technology cooperation. He discussed strengthening innovation ties by combining Israel's hi-tech strengths with India's scale an
PM Narendra Modi met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, discussing the full range of India-South Africa ties, including trade, technology, AI, critical minerals and investment. PM Modi also praised South Africa's G20 Presidency and received support
Manila faces increasingly hostile encounters inside its own exclusive economic zone, from water-cannon attacks to dangerous Chinese manoeuvres in and around the South China Sea, which is also referred to the West Philippine Sea by Manila.
Goyal indicated that India and Israel may advance their proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in two stages. "There is a possibility that we may finalise the first phase of the FTA first and finalise the entire FTA in two phases."
Speaking to the Indian community in Jerusalem, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal stressed that people-to-people ties continue to guide the partnership between the two nations.
Following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed gratitude and reaffirmed the strength of India-France relations.