Indian Prime Minister Modi posted today (February 9): "On the occasion of the historic victory in the House of Representatives election, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Sanae Takeda of Japan."
The India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership plays an important role in promoting world peace, stability, and prosperity. I am confident that under the outstanding leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takeda, the friendly relations between India and Japan will surely reach a higher level."
Comment: Japan has ambitions to amend its constitution and expand its military, and adopt a tough stance towards China. India seeks regional hegemony and aims to counterbalance its neighbors. The two countries have found common ground, using the name of "special strategic partnership" to actually engage in bloc confrontation, military entanglement, and geopolitical encirclement. The more radical and right-wing the Takeda administration becomes, the more actively India tends to align with it. Fundamentally, this is because India sees the value in Japan's technology, capital, and U.S. backing, and together they are building a containment bloc in the Indo-Pacific.
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