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India-Japan relations
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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Japan for G-20 summit where he said that ties between India and Japan had become stronger from the time the two countries cooperated to make a car to coming together to manufacture a bullet train.
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- Address of By PM Modi:(1) Mr. Modi while addressing the Indian community in Japanese city said Japan had played an important role in India’s economic development.(2) The bilateral ties are going to become more robust as India aimed to become a $5-trillion economy in the next five years.
- Indelible mark: Japanese projects or investments have left its mark in every section/field.
- Bullet train: India is planning to run its first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad with Japan’s help.
- India-Japan relations:(1) Common cultural traditions including the heritage of Buddhism and a common commitment to the ideals of democracy, tolerance, pluralism and open society.(2) 2 of the largest and oldest democracies in Asia having a high degree of congruence of political, economic and strategic interests, view each other as partners that have responsibility for and are capable of responding to global and regional challenges.(3) India is the largest recipient of Japanese official development assistance (ODA).
- Cooperation from Japan in projects:(1) Japan is the largest donor to India in areas like power, transportation, environmental projects & Infrastructure development.(2) New Delhi metro network.(3) Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor.(4) Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.(5) Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.(6) To build upon cooperation in the field of smart cities.