Lauding Japan's deep historical ties with India, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday said he was looking forward to a summit meeting with his counterpart Narendra Modi in Tokyo on Monday after the two leaders spent time together in ancient Kyoto city visiting Buddhist temples.

Japan on Sunday agreed to work with India in developing a treatment for the sickle cell anaemia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought help for finding remedy to the deadly disease commonly found among tribals in India.

On the second day of his Japan tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited two prominent ancient Buddhist temples in Kyoto -- Toji and Kinkakuji -- offering prayers and mingling with the common people and tourists.

India and Japan are set to intensify defence cooperation with the two sides likely to launch a security consultative framework involving their foreign and defence ministers.

Warm vibes between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe were at display on Saturday as the Indian leader arrived in Kyoto on five-day visit with an aim of raising the ties to a new level.

Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in the Lok Sabha, will be developed into a 'smart city' by using the experience of Kyoto, the 'smart city' of Japan, under a pact signed in Kyoto on Saturday.

Amid "great expectations", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday embarked on a visit to Japan which is expected to open new vistas in the bilateral ties and take the strategic and global partnership to a higher level.

Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist leader Prachanda on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kathmandu and expressed confidence that a "new chapter" has begun in Indo-Nepal ties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in key sectors like trade and investment, hydropower and agriculture.

In a special humanitarian gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday personally handed over a Nepalese youth to his parents having nurtured him for 16 years.

Bhutanese members of Parliament on Monday deviated from the custom of not clapping when they broke into applause after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his extempore address in Hindi to a joint sitting of the Parliament here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for home from Bhutan, concluding his first foreign trip after assuming office last month. He was given a warm send off by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and several of his cabinet colleagues at the Paro airport.

India conveyed its decision to exempt Bhutan from any ban or quantitative restrictions on export of food items.

India on Monday proposed new ideas for further enhancing cooperation with Bhutan while asserting that commitments made by the previous government will be fulfilled.

In April, 2014, the two countries had signed a framework agreement on four more JV-model HEPs totalling 2120MW.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is not ready to give credit to Narendra Modi for development work in Gujarat and feels her own model is much better and has paid good dividends.