Japanese People Sharing their perspectives on India Japan relations Convey as a new found interest in each other countries; India Japan relations seem to be attracting many audiences, including Japanese companies, Japanese people towards India; and ASEAN partners. Be it for commercial or for volunteer and cultural activities; there has been significant upsurge of interest on India Japan blooming relations. In this article let’s take look how Japanese people view India and India Japan relations. This article is based on conversations with Japanese people who are actively involved in India related work and study; Though generally it is very rare to share their perspectives in a dialogue session, but when it comes to India topic recently there is positive atmosphere in japan and apart from wanting to know more on India; people are willing to share Candid Views and also there is an interest to know, How 2014 election result will turn out for the India Japan relations, in other words will there be change or impact on India Japan relations.
Many Japanese experts actively share their comments on historical foundation for India Japan relations.
The relationship between India and Japan has been peaceful and strong for several decades. Both countries have made best efforts to strengthen the relationship between the countries. When Japanese Prime Minister was made the guest of honor at the Republic Day celebrations in 2014, it reiterated the fact that India persuades a closer relationship with Japan. This has seen an increase in the strengthening of India-Japan relations across various sectors – government as well as on-government.
The engagement between the two countries deepened with the “Strategic and Global Partnership” between India and Japan that was unveiled in 2007. Buddhism was the main force that connected India and Japan way back from the sixth century. Bodhisena, the Indian monk, went to Japan during the early part of the seventh century to spread Buddhism and spent his remaining life in Japan till 760. A natural sense of affinity between the two Asian nations developed as Indian culture had an impact on the Japanese culture. Due to the strong link of Buddhism between the two countries, there were many travelers between India and Japan. There were scholars from Japan who attended the Nalanda University in India.
The Siddham script is still in Japan, despite it not being used in India. The Indian independence movement saw many leaders associating with Japan – Swami Vivekananda, Subash Chandra Bose, Radha Binodh Pal, JRD Tata and Rabindranath Tagore. Throughout the years in history, the two countries have never been adversaries. Unique and mutual respect is seen in the bilateral ties between the two countries – cultural, territorial or ideological. The goodwill spirit between the two countries was much visible even after Indian Independence. After the World War II, Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru sent two elephants as a gesture to brighten the spirits of the Japanese children suffering from the aftermath of the war. [Most of the Japanese people remember this gesture even today]
Today, India and Japan are partners in peace, and share a common responsibility of promoting peace, stability and prosperity in Asia as well as at the international levels. Both countries are striving to develop closer dialogue and collaboration to promote democracy and development. It has also been agreed that both countries would strengthen cooperation in diverse areas such as disarmament, non-proliferation, energy, environment, security and other strategic efforts.
As known in the recent years there is been a proliferation of regionalization across the world. Asian regionalism has experienced a remarkable transformation in the last five decades. The past decade has seen a number of initiatives and movements, especially with respect to the economy. Asian economy is an important driving force of the international economy featuring some of the fastest-growing economies – India, China, Japan and Korea along with other fast-growing countries. Being the two largest democracies in Asia, India and Japan hold strategic significance for the making of Asia. The congregation of both countries will ensure peace, equilibrium and order in Asia. As such, Japan recognizes the laying of the foundation for a strategic partnership with India. Both economies have the required relationship to achieve the objectives and concerns. Both countries share the values of democracy and market economy and have common interests in building the East Asia community. Japan recognizes the rise of India from the perspective of peace and prosperity of international as well as Asia. Since both countries are fast developing economies, it is required to formalize their ambitions in a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. How both countries maximize the tangible benefits depend on both countries’ complementarities.
The rise of China has been a great concern for both Tokyo and Delhi. The bilateral partnership between both countries will be a concerted effort to hedge against the rising power. Both countries feel that it is best to engage China that infuriating it by a strategy of containment would help in securing peace and stability, in Asia. Post the liberalization reforms of India, Japan considers India as a strong economic partner. The motives of both countries directly or indirectly portray their ambitions in East Asia for sustainability, trade and security.
Many Japanese experts actively share their comments on historical foundation for India Japan relations.
The relationship between India and Japan has been peaceful and strong for several decades. Both countries have made best efforts to strengthen the relationship between the countries. When Japanese Prime Minister was made the guest of honor at the Republic Day celebrations in 2014, it reiterated the fact that India persuades a closer relationship with Japan. This has seen an increase in the strengthening of India-Japan relations across various sectors – government as well as on-government.
The engagement between the two countries deepened with the “Strategic and Global Partnership” between India and Japan that was unveiled in 2007. Buddhism was the main force that connected India and Japan way back from the sixth century. Bodhisena, the Indian monk, went to Japan during the early part of the seventh century to spread Buddhism and spent his remaining life in Japan till 760. A natural sense of affinity between the two Asian nations developed as Indian culture had an impact on the Japanese culture. Due to the strong link of Buddhism between the two countries, there were many travelers between India and Japan. There were scholars from Japan who attended the Nalanda University in India.
The Siddham script is still in Japan, despite it not being used in India. The Indian independence movement saw many leaders associating with Japan – Swami Vivekananda, Subash Chandra Bose, Radha Binodh Pal, JRD Tata and Rabindranath Tagore. Throughout the years in history, the two countries have never been adversaries. Unique and mutual respect is seen in the bilateral ties between the two countries – cultural, territorial or ideological. The goodwill spirit between the two countries was much visible even after Indian Independence. After the World War II, Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru sent two elephants as a gesture to brighten the spirits of the Japanese children suffering from the aftermath of the war. [Most of the Japanese people remember this gesture even today]
Today, India and Japan are partners in peace, and share a common responsibility of promoting peace, stability and prosperity in Asia as well as at the international levels. Both countries are striving to develop closer dialogue and collaboration to promote democracy and development. It has also been agreed that both countries would strengthen cooperation in diverse areas such as disarmament, non-proliferation, energy, environment, security and other strategic efforts.
As known in the recent years there is been a proliferation of regionalization across the world. Asian regionalism has experienced a remarkable transformation in the last five decades. The past decade has seen a number of initiatives and movements, especially with respect to the economy. Asian economy is an important driving force of the international economy featuring some of the fastest-growing economies – India, China, Japan and Korea along with other fast-growing countries. Being the two largest democracies in Asia, India and Japan hold strategic significance for the making of Asia. The congregation of both countries will ensure peace, equilibrium and order in Asia. As such, Japan recognizes the laying of the foundation for a strategic partnership with India. Both economies have the required relationship to achieve the objectives and concerns. Both countries share the values of democracy and market economy and have common interests in building the East Asia community. Japan recognizes the rise of India from the perspective of peace and prosperity of international as well as Asia. Since both countries are fast developing economies, it is required to formalize their ambitions in a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. How both countries maximize the tangible benefits depend on both countries’ complementarities.
The rise of China has been a great concern for both Tokyo and Delhi. The bilateral partnership between both countries will be a concerted effort to hedge against the rising power. Both countries feel that it is best to engage China that infuriating it by a strategy of containment would help in securing peace and stability, in Asia. Post the liberalization reforms of India, Japan considers India as a strong economic partner. The motives of both countries directly or indirectly portray their ambitions in East Asia for sustainability, trade and security.
