September 03, 2014 12:11 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 06:15 pm IST - Tokyo
This was Narendra Modi's first visit outside South Asia after becoming the Prime Minister. Photo: AP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his five-day visit to Japan Wednesday and flew home. He is expected to arrive at New Delhi in the evening.
During his visit, Japan promised to give $35 billion to India over the next five years for development projects.
Mr. Modi, in his first visit outside South Asia after becoming the Prime Minister in May this year, signed a pact in Kyoto under which his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi would be developed on the lines of Kyoto ‘smart city’
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