Shinzo Abe in his book “Towards a beautiful nation” termed India as Japan’s natural ally as they have no conflict of strategic interest and share common goals to build a free and open Indo-Pacific. Reasons for strong India-Japan Relations Geopolitical – Cold war 2.0, G-2 Geoeconomic – Weaponisation of supply chains by China, Trump’s Tariff … Continue reading ‘The time has come for India and Japan to build a strong contemporary relationship, one involving global and strategic partnership that will have a great significance for Asia and the world as a whole.’ Comment.