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Modi, Shinzo Abe to fire up 'bullet train' project: The agenda so far

A rare occasion when a head of government is skipping New Delhi during an official visit

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe before boarding the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Kobe in Japan in November | Photo: PTI

Sohini DasVinay Umarji Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujaratis decking up to host Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. Ahmedabad’s potholed roads are getting a quick makeover while the state’s bureaucrats are having new visiting cards printed in Japanese. 

The grand plans are being seen reciprocation of the hospitality the Japanese PM extended to his Indian counterpart in November 2016. Abe, who lands here on Wednesday, will be treated to authentic Japanese and Gujarati food, though a tête-à-tête a la the Indian PM and Chinese President Xi Jinping, might not take place, according to government sources.

The Sabarmati railway station has also undergone a

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