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Modi credits Japan with modernising India

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Japan has helped modernise India's infrastructure, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe here Monday.

"No country has done more for modernizing India's infrastructure than Japan," ministry of external affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin cited Modi as telling Abe.

India and Japan held official talks Monday in the third day of Modi's five-day sojourn to Japan.

Both countries also agreed to "elevate relationship to next level", tweeted Akbaruddin.

India and Japan also discussed "investment promotion partnership".

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First Published: Sep 01 2014 | 2:12 PM IST

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