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    Japan PM Kishida to meet India's Modi in New Delhi

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a summit meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India this weekend, an Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

    >>Reuters
    Published : 18 March 2022, 06:23 AM
    Updated : 18 March 2022, 06:23 AM

    "This summit will actually be the first meeting of these two leaders," spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, adding that Kishida would be in India on March 19 and 20.

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