India Foundation hosted a five-member delegation from the Kajima Institute of International Peace (KIIP), Tokyo, Japan led by Mr. Nobuyuki Hiraizumi, President of Kajima Institute of International Peace (KIIP) from 2-6 December 2024. This was a reciprocal visit of the Japanese delegation as the India Foundation delegation of five senior delegates led by Dr. Ram Madhav, President, India Foundation visited Japan last year hosted by KIIP in December 2023. On 02 December 2024, the visit of the Japanese delegation began with an interaction of the delegation with a select group of Japan experts, former diplomats & scholars led by Dr. Ram Madhav, President, India Foundation followed by an interaction with Mr. Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary, East Asia Division, Ministry of External Affairs. During the visit, the delegation discussed interests of mutual concern to India and Japan such as trade and commerce, security and defence as well as soft power as the delegation participated in various discussions hosted by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), FICCI, and Jindal School of International Affairs, JGU.
A dinner reception was hosted by the Japanese Embassy in India for the delegates and India Foundation members. The delegation also visited Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
