Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Apulia, Italy and discussed the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project with a targeted 5 trillion yen worth of investment in India.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, PM Modi thanked Japanese PM Kishida for the congratulatory wishes on assuming office for the third consecutive term. They emphasized that bilateral ties with Japan will continue to receive priority. The India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, now in its 10th year, has seen significant progress, including collaborations in key areas such as the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project and the India-Japan Industrial Competitiveness Partnership.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Apulia Italy and discussed the Mumba
Yukiko Kimishima Harada is a deputy general manager at Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co., Ltd. This article draws on research undertaken during her MSc at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.