Abe, a true friend of India
2 years, 5 months ago

Abe, a true friend of India

Hindustan Times  

Shinzo Abe was a transformative leader. As Japan’s longest serving Prime Minister, Abe provided stability to a country which had long been marred by frequent changes in government. As a third-generation political figure, Abe was deeply conscious of Japan’s place in the world, the emerging threats to Japan’s security in the form of a belligerent China, and Tokyo’s need to deepen closer ties not just with existing allies such as the United States, but branch out to embrace new friends. But the end of the Cold War, India’s economic reforms, closer India-US ties, and a China which posed a direct territorial threat to both countries, brought Japan and India closer. And from 2014, the two leaders, as PMs, qualitatively transformed India-Japan ties to the extent that Japan is India’s closest friend in Asia today.

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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The Hindu  

Slain Japanese leader Shinzo Abe considered former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a “mentor”, and considered Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “close friend and partner”, said the former Japanese Prime Minister’s special advisor Tomohiko Taniguchi, and regretted not being able to travel to India in 2019. Speaking to The Hindu during a visit to Delhi last week, Mr. Taniguchi, who as …

How will India-Japan ties evolve after Abe?
2 years, 4 months ago

How will India-Japan ties evolve after Abe?

Hindustan Times  

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Sanjaya Baru | Why Shinzo Abe emerged as Japan’s most significant PM
2 years, 5 months ago

Sanjaya Baru | Why Shinzo Abe emerged as Japan’s most significant PM

Deccan Chronicle  

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Japanese say final goodbye to assassinated former leader Abe
2 years, 5 months ago

Japanese say final goodbye to assassinated former leader Abe

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese bid their final goodbye to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday as his funeral was held at a temple days after his assassination shocked the nation. Hundreds of people, some in formal dark suits, filled sidewalks outside Zojoji temple in downtown Tokyo to bid farewell to Abe, whose nationalistic views drove the governing party’s conservative policies. …

Abe’s complicated legacy looms large for current Japan PM
2 years, 5 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Ashwani Kumar | Farewell, Abe San: Salute to a real friend of India
2 years, 5 months ago

Ashwani Kumar | Farewell, Abe San: Salute to a real friend of India

Deccan Chronicle  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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News 18  

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Shinzo Abe may be gone but his legacy lives on
2 years, 5 months ago

Shinzo Abe may be gone but his legacy lives on

Al Jazeera  

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Will ‘redouble’ work in Indo-Pacific in memory of Shinzo Abe: Leaders of Australia, India and U.S.
2 years, 5 months ago

Will ‘redouble’ work in Indo-Pacific in memory of Shinzo Abe: Leaders of Australia, India and U.S.

The Hindu  

NEW DELHI: Condoling the demise of Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, the leaders of Australia, India, and the United States on Saturday pledged that they will honour the memory of the slain leader by “redoubling” the work “towards a peaceful and prosperous” Indo-Pacific region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, and U.S. President Joe Biden …

My Friend, Abe San
2 years, 5 months ago

My Friend, Abe San

The Hindu  

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'My Friend, Abe San': PM Modi pens emotional note for late Japanese PM
2 years, 5 months ago

'My Friend, Abe San': PM Modi pens emotional note for late Japanese PM

India Today  

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PM Modi, Manmohan Singh, leaders across the spectrum condole Abe’s death
2 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi, Manmohan Singh, leaders across the spectrum condole Abe’s death

The Hindu  

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Abe, Japan’s longest-serving PM, shaped Indo-Pacific politics
2 years, 5 months ago

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving PM, shaped Indo-Pacific politics

Al Jazeera  

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PM Modi in Japan: Here is what he wrote in his column in Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun
2 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi in Japan: Here is what he wrote in his column in Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun

Op India  

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'Special, strategic, global': PM Modi pens Op-Ed on India-Japan's 70-year-old friendship
2 years, 7 months ago

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India TV News  

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2 years, 7 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Japan’s newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight
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Associated Press  

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Japan’s newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight
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Japan’s newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight

Live Mint  

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Shinzo Abe redefined India-Japan ties | Opinion
4 years, 3 months ago

Shinzo Abe redefined India-Japan ties | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

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4 years, 3 months ago

Japan's helping hand: Shinzo Abe's legacy

India Today  

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Shinzo Abe | Japan’s eternal Prime Minister
4 years, 3 months ago

Shinzo Abe | Japan’s eternal Prime Minister

The Hindu  

Shinzo Abe on August 25 marked his 2,800th day in office — a record for a country that, in the five years in between Mr. Abe’s short-lived one-year term in office that ended in 2007 and his coming to power in 2012, had seen five different Prime Ministers. A number of political controversies didn’t help either, although, as Japan’s Kyodo …

Analysis | Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister who raised Japan’s profile, deepened ties with India
4 years, 3 months ago

Analysis | Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister who raised Japan’s profile, deepened ties with India

The Hindu  

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