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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
