Building On Trust
The India Japan economic partnership is going way beyond select sectors. The growing trade and industry linkages are making Japan an integral part of India's development journey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a visit to Japan for the 13th annual bilateral summit in October 2018, was hosted by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe for a private dinner at Abe's ancestral home in Yamanashi. It was the first such reception for a foreign leader in Japan. The summit saw 32 bilateral agreements, including on Japan joining the International Solar Alliance, assistance for India's first bullet train project, India Japan digital partnership and deeper cooperation between Japan Maritime Self Defence Force and Indian Navy.
A year before, Abe had visited Ahmedabad for the 12th edition of the summit. During the visit, the two prime ministers had overseen the groundbreaking ceremony for the Mumbai Ahmedabad
