As Prime Minister Narendra Modi penned down a diplomatic
letter for his Japanese counterpart, chills were noticeable in the whole of the
Asian Continent as now India and Japan are going to enter into a new era of
constructive cooperation and progress.
From a very long time, speculations were there that if
Narendra Modi is elected as the 15th Prime Minister of India, then
the strong man would not leave any stone unturned in striking chords with his
international counterparts to ensure an increment in the diplomatic
capabilities of the nation internationally and also to ensure harmonious and
smooth relations with global heavyweights. And now sans any ado Mr. Modi has
started carving out his path to fulfil his goal of tranquil relations with
other countries and strategically Japan could be his most favoured destination,
as a nation which can help the Indian subcontinent enhance its horizons.
Japan has been a reliable partner of the nation since time
immemorial. Japan has been a remarkable and unparalleled ally of India. Japan
and India have been assisting each other in all the spheres of work, whether
its tourism, educational and skill development, technology, environmental
cause. History has made both the nations link up through the religion of
culture. Japan and India have been historically connected due to Buddhism which
pervaded in Japan through India only. Since then both the nations have helped
each other. During the British rule too, Japan didn’t shown any reluctance in
lending India a helping by sending its Japanese Imperial Force to resist the
British Army along with the Indian national Army under the guidance of Subhash
Chandra Bose. After that this relationship soared to new heights and now Japan
and India have been collaborating politically, economically and strategically
and with this India gets the lion’s share of Japan’s official development
assistance (ODA).
Japan could be the first strategic destination for the Indian
Prime Minister. Japan is a highly developed nation with huge infrastructure and
technology. From the very commencement of the epoch of India’s independence,
Japan has been investing hugely in the infrastructural and technological
projects of Indian subcontinent. Indian capital’s pride Delhi Metro is also
there because of heavy assistance that India got from Japan. With this many
Japanese companies like Honda, Suzuki, Sony, Mitsubishi etc. Japan also wields
a robust and positive influence in the Indian market. Tenjiku (Japanese name
for India meaning Heavenly Abode) can therefore trust this partner.
Narendra Modi can himself take up huge support from the
Japanese side and a thing to note here is that Modi has known the current Prime
minister of Japan Shinzo Abe from the year 2007 when Mr. Modi flew down to
Delhi in order to meet the Japanese Prime Minister during his visit to India 7
years ago. Mr. Modi can thus help the nation move forward with the help of Japan.
Narendra Modi, during his election campaign stated that he is
willing to make India a technological hub, with high-tech cities and with
special amenities being given to the denizens of the nation. If Mr. Modi
seriously keeps his words then none other than Japan can help him fulfil his
promises.
Japan has been a great technological hub from a very long
time. It made many appreciable advances in the field of technology back in the
20th century and since then it has never looked back. With globally
reputed companies like Sony, Suzuki, Honda, it has established itself as a
technological hub. Mr. Modi can therefore consider Japan in his vision to turn
India into a nation with best technology and features. Japan can also help
India pretty much in coming into the limelight. Some previous ventures with
Japan like Maruti-Suzuki and Hero-Honda have also paid off very well. Indian
government’s plan to bring about roll out bullet train in the country can also
be made to become a reality if it is able to extract utmost help from India’s
one of the best friends.
Japan has been from the very beginning helping the government
of India with huge funding allocations. Japanese companies have made a huge
investment of around $2.6 billion in India. In 2008 both the countries signed
an agreement that Japan would accommodate India with a loan of $4.5 billion in
order to erect a railway project between Mumbai and Delhi. Many other projects
in India are being constructed with the financial help from Japan. Projects
like Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor, Chennai-Bangalore Industrial corridor
are also under consideration with the Japanese government. India also has been
helping Japan too much under this issue. India has equipped Japan with a huge
workforce to help Japan conduct many operations in its own country. In 2009, a
director of Softbridge Solutions, Japan noted that it would be very difficult
to run the Japanese IT industry without Indian engineers. A remarkable thing to
note here is the exports to Japan from India has also increased by leaps and
bound. In 2001 India exported Japan products with market value of 2.2 billion
USD and in the phase 2012-13 the exports grew from $2.2 billion to a whopping
$6.10 billion. Both the countries therefore have great potential in this field
and can assist each other in a mutually beneficial way to engender a great
partnership that could be a paradigm for the whole world.
One more sphere where both the nations are working with each
other is military ties. Both the nations have vested interest in the waters of
Indian Ocean and therefore continue to have close military ties. The two
nations have conducted many naval exercises with each other and even Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that India can help Japan hugely in tackling
its territorial disputes. India can also get a lot of health from Japan in this
respect. Japan can be a very big market for the Indian defence equipment
agencies from which they can buy upgraded defence armaments and other weapons
in order to revamp its defence system. Therefore both the nations can also
cover a long journey holding each other’s hand in the direction of progress.
Japan and India have been linked up by destiny through
culture and now technologically, economically and in many other fields. Both
the nation can help each other in a humongous way exploiting each other’s
advantages to the hilt in order to ensure a better future for both the
countries.
And as Shinchi Suzuki, the great musician from Japan, has
quoted, “When love is deep, everything can be accomplished.”
Jai Hind,
Jai Bharat
Jai Ma
Bharti
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