Advocating greater military interaction between India and Japan to secure the sea lanes of communication in and around Asia, former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday called on New Delhi to shelve its ‘America shyness’ and enhance ties with Washington.
The former PM, who initiated a strategic partnership between India and Japan during a visit here in 2007, said India and Japan need to work more closely with other regional powers like Australia and Indonesia to secure sea lanes of commerce to ensure a stable Asia.
Without naming China, Abe said only democratic powers like India and Japan should be responsible for safeguarding these common spaces to ensure stability. “No political regime other than open democracy should be responsible for safeguarding the common good,” he said at a lecture, organised by the Indian Council of World Affairs and the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, here on Tuesday.
Source : Indian Express
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