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09/07/22 06:45 AM IST

Shinzo Abe's Ties With India

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  • Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, has died after he was shot this morning while campaigning for a parliamentary election. 
Shinzo Abe 
  • PM Modi and Shinzo Abe shared very close ties and the latter had gone on record to call PM Modi his most dependable friend.
  • The close ties between the two leaders helped bolster Indo-Japan ties to a special strategic and global partnership.
  • In 2015, PM Modi flew Mr Abe to Varanasi -- PM Modi's Lok Sabha constituency --  to see the ganga arti.
  • As Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Mr Abe had shared a special bond with India. He was given the Padma Vibhushan -- India's second-highest civilian award - in 2021.
  • He was also the chief guest at the Republic Day parade in 2014 during the UPA government.
  • Known for his economic reforms and policies, Mr Abe's policies helped charter the growth of the Japanese economy and his push for reforms came to be popularily known as Abenomics.
    CommentsThe common areas of collaboration between Japan and India ranged from civilian nuclear energy to security concerns in the Indo pacific seas apart from collaboration in economic partnerships and infrastructure.
  • Under Abe, there was a concerted attempt by Japan to enhance economic engagement with India. India became the largest recipient of Japanese ODA (official development assistance), which rose to about $4 billion per annum. 
Source- PIB 

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