Prime Minister Modi on his second visit to Japan - hi-speed rail will boost bilateral trade and investment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his second visit to Japan and he hopes that the proposed hi-speed rail from Japan will boost bilateral trade and investment. This would be the annual India-Japan bilateral summit.
As he indicated prior to his leaving for Japan, ' ... the high-speed railway cooperation between India and Japan is a shining example of the strength of our cooperation .. it will not only boost our trade and investment ties, but will also create skilled jobs in India, improve our infrastructure and give a boost to our 'Make in India' mission.'
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 10 November 2016.

During the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to India last year, there were talks on a high speed rail link between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Therefore, during his present visit to Japan, PM Modi plans to travel to Kobe on the famed Shinkansen along with Shinzo Abe to see first hand the technology that will be deployed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway.
The plan is to visit the Kawasaki Heavy Industries facility in Kobe, where the high speed railway is manufactured.


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