New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to depart for Japan on August 28, followed by a visit to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, he does so not merely as a guest at two high-level summits, but as a leader carefully navigating the increasingly polarised geopolitics of Asia. In a world defined by competing power centres and strategic realignments, Modi's back-to-back engagements in Tokyo and Beijing are anything but message to the world.
During the first leg of his tour from August 29-30, Modi will attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo. This marks his eighth visit to Japan and his first official summit with Prime Minister Ishiba. According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, th...