New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Japan and China as "very successful," stating that the meetings contributed to shaping a clearer outlook for enhanced cooperation.

Speaking with ANI, Sikri pointed out that PM Modi's bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping had strengthened India's perspective and plans for deeper engagement with Moscow and Beijing.

"I think that PM Modi's meeting with President Xi Jinping of China and President Putin of Russia and a number of others - these bilateral meetings have really strengthened India's perspective and India's views and India's plans for cooperating with these leaders," Veen...