Modi meets Shinzo Abe

Hamburg: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G20 Summit here.

“PM @narendramodi meets PM @AbeShinzo on sidelines of G20 Summit,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.

The two leaders last met at the annual bilateral summit in Japan in November last year.

Japan is India’s largest bilateral donor. Japanese Overseas Development Agency (ODA) supports India’s efforts for accelerated economic development, particularly in priority areas like power, transportation, environmental projects and projects related to basic human needs.

The Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Rail, the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor with 12 new industrial townships, and the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor are all mega projects on the anvil. (IANS)