When he assumed office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Japan his first bilateral visit outside South Asia. Now into the last year of his term, Modi is headed back to Tokyo in end-October. Kenji Hiramatsu, Japan’s ambassador to India, sat down with Indrani Bagchi to talk about how relations have transformed: What are your expectations of this summit? I think it will be another successful visit. We had a very good summit and discussions last September. As you know, PM Abe was re-elected president of the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) just a few days ago. He has another three years as head of the ruling party. PM Abe says a strong India is beneficial for Japan, just like a strong Japan is in India’s interest. He is putting a lot of emphasis on the Japan-India relationship. Our relationship is perhaps the best in our history. This is a sentiment shared by both countries. We want to take it to the next level. What are the new areas that are being explored? We want to have a more result-oriented visit. We’re taking a more get-things-done kind of approach. We will see greater progress in two areas – security cooperation and… Read full this story
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