India–Japan relations

India's first bullet train project, a $19-billion initiative linking Ahmedabad to Mumbai, was launched on Sept. 14 as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe hailed fast-growing ties between Asia's two biggest democracies.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for India's first bullet train in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state this week, in a tightening of ties just days after New Delhi ended a dangerous military confrontation with China.

The race for supremacy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has intensified.

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Japan on Thursday night for a three-day visit, China asked India and Japan to "respect its legitimate concerns".

As India and Japan have decided to bolster defence ties in order to counter China's growing influence in Asia, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Tokyo for a two-day trip.