Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to perform Ganga Arati in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his hands full - if not visiting a country with messages from India, he has to entertain foreign guests who drop on him. Latest guest would be Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is scheduled to visit Varanasi on December 12 after arriving in India on December 11.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 24 November 2015.

Both the leaders have apparently discussed about deepening of the Varanasi-Kyoto partnership on the sidelines of 13th ASEAN-India Summit here in the Malaysian capital of Kaula Lumpur. The two cities have already been declared as twin cities.
Obviously, there is a sense of urgency among the administration because Varanasi happens to be the adopted city of Narendra Modi.
Varanasi District Magistrate Rajmani Yadav has indicated that an initial intimation regarding the proposed one-day visit of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and PM Narendra Modi on December 12 has been received by the district administration. However, the detailed protocol for their proposed visit is still awaited, but all preparations has already began to host the duo in the temple city.
The visiting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to visit the Buddhist site Sarnath and also attend the Aarti on the banks of river Ganga along with Modi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi off to Malaysia and Singapore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take off for a visit to Malaysia and Singapore from November 21, 2015 to November 24, 2015 - the aim of his visit would be to strengthen economic ties and the security cooperation with these nations.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 19 November 2015.
He has himself outlined his plans through FB posts - his visits are aimed at building stronger economic ties with these nations and also to strengthen the security cooperation between us.
It would be a four-day visit. In Malaysia, he would attend the ASEAN-India Summit and the 10th East Asia Summit. Among his engagements would be to hold talks with Prime Minister Najib Razak and other world leaders who are attending the Summits. Malaysia is a strategic partner of India and is at the core of India's 'Act East Policy.'

Prime Minister Modi would also join the program for the inauguration of Torana Gate and also interact with Corporate Malaysia apart from visits to the Ramakrishna Mission, inauguration of a statue of Swami Vivekananda and a visit to the Batu Caves Temple.
In Singapore, he would interact with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on ways to enhance India-Singapore ties on the occasion of commemoration of 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries.

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