India-Japan Rail and Maritime Ties
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Japan backs India's 2027 timeline for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, as India eyes a 7,000-km rail expansion. Both nations also stress the importance of free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and agree to upgrade their economic partnership pact.
Japan backs 2027 MAHSR timeline as India's eyes 7,000-km high-speed rail expansion
- Japan reaffirms its commitment to India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, targeting 2027 for initial operations. - India plans a 7,000-km national high-speed rail network and invites Japanese companies to participate. - The two nations also agreed on infrastructure development in India's Northeast region and expanded people-to-people exchanges.
India, Japan stress free navigation through Strait of Hormuz
- India and Japan jointly called for the protection of international shipping lanes, particularly the Strait of Hormuz. - Both nations emphasized the strategic importance of open maritime trade for gl…
India, Japan Agree to Upgrade Economic Partnership Pact
- India and Japan have agreed to upgrade their 15-year-old Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). - The upgrade aims to modernize the pact and better reflect the economic scale of the tw…
"Free, prosperous, rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority": Japanese PM
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that a free, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific is a shared priority for Japan and India. - Takaichi highlighted enhanced cooperation between the …
