Japan and India: an indispensable partnership?
ITP
no day 20 March, the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kisihida, made an official visit to India. In New Delhi he gave a speech at the influential âIndian Council for World Affairsâ, titled âThe Future of the Indo-Pacific â Japanâs New Plan for a Free and Open Indo-Pacificâ together with India: an Indispensable Partnerâ. That's when he announced a comprehensive plan for the region titled "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" /FOIP.
He recalled that this project, which aims to politically and economically interconnect the Pacific and Indian Oceans, had been proposed by him, in 2015, before the same audience, following the vision of then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs. the review sought to stimulate clean energy for industries and transport, Japan and India should jointly lead the region, e...