Shinzo Abe win puts India-Japan trade, defence ties on continuity track

Since 2000, Japan has poured in roughly $26.12 billion in direct investment in India, ranking it third, behind Mauritius and Singapore

The emphatic election victory of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would not only deepen India-Japan economic and defence cooperation, but is also expected to be a stabilising factor in the uncertain environment in the Indo-Pacific region and East Asia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has a good personal rapport with Abe, was one of the first world leaders to congratulate the Japanese PM. “Heartiest greetings to my dear friend @AbeShinzo on his big election win. Look forward to further strengthen India-Japan relations with him,” Modi tweeted.

Japan was the first country that Modi had visited beyond South Asia after being elected the