Marking the growing significance of the New Delhi-Tokyo ties, a joint statement between Obama and Shinzo Abe in Tokyo has highlighted a trilateral dialogue between Japan, India and the US for “peace and economic prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and around the globe”.
The trilateral, which Japan also holds with Australia and South Korea, has become one of the most successful joint initiatives by the three countries.
It also signifies that the India-Japan relationship occupies prime mind space both in Tokyo and New Delhi. The US and India have been going through a rough patch as has the US-Japan relationship. But at the same time, India-Japan ties have been on a different trajectory. The BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi shares with Manmohan Singh an interest in Japan and has let it be known that he might visit Japan as one of his first overseas destinations. The next round of the US-India-Japan trilateral is scheduled for June. In the run-up to the meeting, India is organizing a meeting of stakeholders from the three countries for infrastructure projects in the northeast.
The trilateral, which Japan also holds with Australia and South Korea, has become one of the most successful joint initiatives by the three countries.
It also signifies that the India-Japan relationship occupies prime mind space both in Tokyo and New Delhi. The US and India have been going through a rough patch as has the US-Japan relationship. But at the same time, India-Japan ties have been on a different trajectory. The BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi shares with Manmohan Singh an interest in Japan and has let it be known that he might visit Japan as one of his first overseas destinations. The next round of the US-India-Japan trilateral is scheduled for June. In the run-up to the meeting, India is organizing a meeting of stakeholders from the three countries for infrastructure projects in the northeast.
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