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1. India and Japan


 

Map 6.1-Japan♤ Today, India is the largest democracy in Asia and Japan the most prosperous.♤ A Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Japan and India was concluded in 2011.complementarities that exist between the two Asian economies.♤ The CEPA envisages abolition of tariffs over 94% of items traded between India and Japan over a period of 10 years.♤ Japan has been extending bilateral loan and grant assistance to India since 1958, and is the largest bilateral donor for India.♤ FDI flows from Japan have almost tripled in last three years (2014-2017).1.4. The Geo-Strategic Dimension1.4.1. The Island Dispute with ChinaMap 6.2: Japan-China Island dispute1.5. Expanding Scopeo a new trilateral at the foreign secretary level has been initiated with Australia as the third country.1.6. Issues to Address