International relationsKishida pledges $75bn for Indo-Pacific infrastructure on India trip
Japan PM vows support for Global South, invites Modi to G-7 in Hiroshima
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida talk before meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on March 20. © Reuters
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
March 20, 2023 18:02 JST
Updated on March 20, 2023 20:19 JST
NEW DELHI -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced over $75 billion worth of infrastructure and security assistance for the Indo-Pacific during a visit to India on Monday, throwing his weight behind Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's appeals to support less developed "Global South" countries.