India, Aug. 30 -- During Narendra Modi's visit to Japan, the prime minister gifted ramen bowls made of precious stone with silver chopsticks to his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba.

During his visit, Modi also presented Ishiba's wife with a pashmina shawl in a papier-mache box. Officials said the vintage precious stone bowls set with silver chopsticks blend Indian artistry and Japanese culinary tradition, news agency PTI reported.

Featuring a large brown moonstone bowl with four smaller ones and silver chopsticks, it draws inspiration from Japan's donburi and soba rituals, the officials added.

The moonstone, sourced from Andhra Pradesh, glows with adularescence and symbolises love, balance, and protection, while the base of the main...