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Japan’s PM arrives in India for trade talks

Japan's Takaichi Visits India for Trade Talks
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit India from Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused ​on boosting trade, investment and strategic cooperation between the ‌two Asian partners, the foreign ministry in Tokyo said.

The visit follows Modi’s trip to Tokyo last year, when Japan pledged to more than double its ​investment in India to more than $61 billion over the ​next decade, highlighting deepening economic ties.

The leaders are also expected ​to discuss security ​cooperation and ⁠efforts to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.

India and Japan are members of the Quad grouping alongside ​the United States and Australia, and have steadily ​expanded ⁠defence and strategic collaboration in recent years.

Japan is among India’s largest investors, backing major infrastructure projects including a high-speed rail corridor between the ⁠cities ​of Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Japanese firms have ​also incr

 

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