India, Japan and the grand bargain

As India extends its strategic reach into East Asia and the Pacific, Japan will be one of its most important relationships. But building a meaningful partnership will require changes in the way both India and Japan do things. Both India and Japan have high expectations of the relationship. During his visit to Tokyo last week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh argued that Japan was a "natural and indispensable partner." A few months ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a strategy in which India, Japan, the United States...

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