indiaUpdated: Aug 17, 2020 21:14 ISTThe India-Japan summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled for early next month, people familiar with the development said. The two leaders are also expected to sign off on a key military logistic pact, Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA), and discuss the possibility of some Japanese manufacturing units shifting to India. According to South Block officials, the two countries were earlier looking at the possibility of holding the meeting in October. The ACSA, which is key to India and Japan extending support and logistics to each other’s military, is expected to be initialled by the two leaders. Officials said PM Modi and PM Abe will discuss at length the Indo-Pacific region and the challenges it faces from the Middle Kingdom.

Source: Hindustan Times August 17, 2020 12:08 UTC