Ahmedabad, 27 July 2012

Presented below are the lines based on Somindu.S.’s tweets on completion of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s Japan visit.

Narendra Modi was covered very positively by all major media in Japan including Nikkei, Nikkan, Asahi, Sankei, NHK and many more.

Japanese media hailed Gujarat as the only industry friendly state with no power cuts. A rare thing in India they added.

Five days and 66 events for Narendra Modi, unlike some ministers who come for Disneyland. Even diplomat staff was deeply impressed with Narendra Modi.

Modi visited four cities and met 300 investors in a day, hectic travel, but still he was fresh while addressing lucky Indian community of Kobe.

Narendra Modi passed through Nagoya litmus test. He connected emotionally and sent Yokoso SMS, let wait for reply.

Narendra Modi asked Japan industry to come to Gujarat for vibrant middle class who has great respect for ‘Made in Japan’.

When asked what he would like to take back from Japan for India? Narendra Modi answered “discipline”.

Japanese industry ministry (METI) will have bilateral dialogue with Gujarat directly.This is a huge positive outcome of Narendra Modi’s visit. This is very rare for a state.

Osaka’s one-on-one meetings with Narendra Modi went euphoric. The honchos of Japanese companies were bowled Japanese weaknesses well.

Narendra Modi requested Indian community to spare some thought for India in the area of their expertise. He made them feel part of India story.

He came, he saw and he won hearts, he outperformed everyone’s expectations.

His message was very much focused on automotive tier one suppliers. Very rare for an India presentation. No tall claims, no greed.

Though Tamil Nadu is the first state for METI bilateral relations, Amma doesn’t realize its importance, but Modi does. Modi will match their pace, brace for more actions.

Great thing about Modi’s this visit is that he cultivated friendship with three imp-prefecture heads: Mahamatsu, Nagoya, Hyogo. Especilally Hamamatsu and Nagoya virtually cover almost all whose who of leading manufacturing companies.

Gujarat has shown that decisive leadership has casual effect on economic development.