Indo-Japan relations to further strengthen with special strategic and global partnership

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday discussed bilateral political and security ties and agreed to further strengthen relations in accordance with the special strategic and global partnership.

The two ministers reviewed various infrastructural projects including western dedicated freight corridor and high speed rail between Ahmedabad and Mumbai and considered possible projects with Japanese support in North East India and linkages with ASEAN.

Swaraj, during the meeting with her Japanese counterpart, emphasized that Japan is a key partner in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India Initiative. She further highlighted the special arrangements for Japanese companies and banks under Japan+ initiative that started following the Prime Minister's successful visit to Japan.

Meanwhile, Kishida informed Swaraj that India is now viewed as most promising destination by Japanese companies and hoped that Abenomics and Modinomics would work together to achieve goals of doubling Japanese investments and assistance to India.

Both the ministers agreed to have an early meeting in 2015 of the two plus two dialogue mechanism which had last met in 2012. They positively evaluated trilateral dialogue mechanism between India, Japan and the US and also reviewed the progress on US-2 Amphibian Aircraft. (

Earlier on Friday, Kishida called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed issues of mutual interest.