The long-reigning monarch is the first to abdicate his throne in nearly 200 years.
Agriculture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka reportedly hanged himself hours before he was to face questioning in parliament over a political scandal.
Why there is a sudden spurt in FTAs is something which needs to be critically looked at.
During his talks and public speeches, Mukherjee urged Japan to look at India's "impeccable" non-proliferation record and back the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement at the Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting.
Japan's changing strategic calculations will hopefully bring money into India. Abe informed the audience that 480 Japanese companies are present in India and Indo-Japan partnership is growing by leaps and bounds
'On the agenda: A nearly $100 billion Delhi-Mumbai fast track freight corridor, a similar corridor for Delhi and Kolkata, cooperation in counter-terrorism and security matters, and civil nuclear cooperation.'
India has reportedly declined a request from the United States seeking a no fly-zone over Rajpath during President Barack Obama's visit for the Republic Day.
'While many Chinese policy makers dismiss the political, economic and technological component of US-India relations, they express caution on the defence-related ties which also happens to be a major driver in US-India relations,' explains China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned to New Delhi on Saturday after a four-day visit to Japan during which he held talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on various issues
That Japan put high marquee value on the prime minister's visit is evident from the fact that Dr Singh has been invited to address a joint session of the Diet, Japanese Parliament.
The US president said the summit will be more than a photo-op.
Multiple US and N Korean teams are holding simultaneous meetings ahead of the Singapore Summit.
The former World heavyweight boxing champion passed away on June 3.
Indian businessmen on the forum would also include Baba Kalyani of Bharat Forge, Sunil Kant Munjal of Hero Honda, Nandan Nilekani of Infosys, Vikram Kirloskar of Toyota Kirloskar and Deepak Parekh of HDFC.
The PM will have an audience with the Emperor of Japan and hold the annual summit meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe that could see a civil nuclear cooperation pact being inked.
Addressing his council of ministers in a video conference, Modi asked them to prepare business continuity plans to fight the economic impact of COVID-19 on a war footing, but also asserted that this crisis is an opportunity to boost the 'Make-in-India' initiative and reduce dependence on other countries.
South Korea Defense Ministry spokesman Kwon Ki-joon, said that "several projectiles" flew about 1,000 kilometers.
Ways to strengthen military ties and sale of Japanese amphibious aircraft to Indian armed forces are expected to be discussed during the meeting of the Defence Ministers of the two countries in New Delhi in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will seek more investments from Japanese companies into India during his four-day visit to Japan.
Defence and security cooperation, short of any military alliance, will also high be on agenda of talks that Singh will have with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.
Cooperation in civil nuclear energy and comprehensive economic engagement will be high on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's agenda as he embarks on a four-day trip to Japan from Wednesday.
Here's a collection of some of the best photos, taken last week, from around the globe.
A senior US official said that the plan of establishing OBOR alternative was still 'nascent'.
The Modi-Xi meeting assumes significance as India-China relations have followed a southward trajectory over contentious issues.
'They don't have a political strategy so they are going to try to deal with it purely as a law and order problem.' 'They will try to use the same strategy they have repeatedly used since 2014 in Kashmir.' 'Mr Modi has landed in a situation where he faces the possible prospect of not only being unable to Indianise Kashmir, but his actions may end up making the rest of India a virtual carbon copy of Kashmir.'
Bush Sr is in Japan for business meetings.
It has been clear, these past three days, that the Indian delegation had, while following the economic agenda, in parallel made a push for a positive statement from Japan on the nuclear question.
The joint statement issued by Dr Singh and PM Abe in Tokyo.
Dr Singh was presented a guard of honour and was received by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Kantei, his official residence.
The emperor has no political power, yet he enjoys a unique place in Japanese society, notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
While trying to persuade North Korea to give up its provocative actions, engaging China is the first hurdle that world leaders will have to deal with, says Rajaram Panda.
Hosting a summit of leaders of Germany, Japan and Brazil under the G-4 format, the PM said the UNSC "must include the world's largest democracies, major locomotives of the global economy, and voices from all the major continents" to carry "greater credibility and legitimacy".
In 2013, India had displayed the Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni V during the Republic Day Parade. The chief guest at that time was Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The next round of bad news could come from Europe, where banks in a number of economies such as Italy, Portugal and Greece are sitting on mountains of bad loans.
Commentators in Canadian media highlighted that Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Shekhawat received Trudeau at the Delhi airport when he arrived on a seven-day India visit on Saturday evening and contrasted it against Modi himself receiving several world leaders at the airport.
The foundation stone of the dam was laid on April 5, 1961 by the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. However, it took 56 years to complete its construction.
American soldiers had severely beaten up a captured Iraqi major general and stuffed him in a sleeping bag where he choked to death, classified documents detailing brutal tactics used to extract confessions from captured prisoners have revealed.\n\n
Trump and Macron's handshake was white-knuckle prolonged one, with as usual fierce, crunched bones, tightened jaws and both had a fixed smile and as per the French president was entirely intentional.
The PM was also seen chit-chatting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at the reception for the leaders who have arrived in Manila for the 31st ASEAN summit and related meetings.
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