In poll-bound Assam, MEA goes for Japanese push
Wed, Feb 10 2021 04:58:44 PM
By Aarti Tikoo Singh
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS): At a time when Modi 2.0 has ticked all checkboxes in providing vaccine aid to India s neighbours, the Centre has ratcheted up a mega plan for a strategic partnership with Japan in poll-bound Assam.
Ahead of the state Assembly elections, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be taking a Japanese delegation headed by their Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu, to the northeastern state on February 14, a move seen as fillip to NDA s Look East policy.
Official sources in MEA confirmed to IANS that Jaishankar and a Japanese delegation will physically review some of the Japanese-aided projects that are under construction in Assam. The Sarbananda Sonowal government in Assam has already acquired 2,000 bighas of land in Nagarbera for an upcoming Japanese Industrial Township.
The central portion of Yangon, Mynamar’s most populous city, has been developed by Japanese-affiliated businesses. The photo was taken in 2018. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
As a nation with strong ties to Myanmar, Japan is expressing grave concern over the military coup and pressing for the release of the country s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other senior government officials.
“Japan once again strongly urges the Myanmar military to swiftly restore Myanmar s democratic political system,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said in a statement released on Feb. 1.
Japan has strongly supported the country’s democratization through economic assistance to Myanmar and dialogue with its military. The Japanese government has provided aid to Myanmar through yen loans totaling nearly 100 billion yen ($961 million).
Feb 2, 2021
Suzuki Motor Corp. said Tuesday it has halted production at its two auto plants in Myanmar to ensure the safety of its employees following a military coup the previous day, as other Japanese companies from retail giant Aeon Co. to auto-parts maker Denso Corp. were scrambling to assess the situation.
Suzuki said it stopped output on Monday afternoon at its factories in Yangon where 400 employees work.
Suzuki has a 60% share of new car sales in Myanmar, having sold 13,200 units in 2019. The company said it has yet to decide on when to resume production.
The Myanmar military on Monday seized power from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her party in early morning raids.
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