PM Modi said the credit for the quick rollout of bullet train project goes to “close friend” Japan.
PM Narendra Modi expressed gratitude towards Shinzo Abe for his efforts to ensure quick rollout of the Bullet Train project
PM Modi and Shinzo Abe today laid the foundation stone for the proposed Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train at Sabarmati Athletic Grounds near Sabarmati railway station.
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is on a two-day official visit to India. He will hold the annual India-Japan Summit with Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar, the capital city of the PM's home state Gujarat.
On Thursday, Modi and Abe will participate in the ground breaking ceremony of the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh crore ($17 billion) Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail project
This will be the fourth annual summit between Modi and Abe and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project will be at the top of the agenda for talks.
China currently has the world's longest high-speed rail network. It has connected most of its cities with high speed trains reducing the travel time drastically.
Handvo will be the star of the Gujarati thali dinner that will be served to Japan PM Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie tonight.
Shinzo Abe, who is accompanied by his wife Akie Abe, has a hectic schedule for the next two days in Modi’s home state Gujarat.
Massive security arrangements have been put in place as PM Modi and Shinzo Abe are expected to attend several programmes over the next two days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed Japanese PM Shinzo Abe at the Ahmedabad airport. The two premiers will, in a first of its kind, carry out a 9-km long roadshow.
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