PM Modi one of the three people whom Japanese PM follows on twitter

[Mech]

Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, follows only three people on Twitter: his outspoken wife, a scandal-tainted politician and India's prime minister-in-waiting, Narendra Modi.

Abe and Modi are two assertive nationalists who came to power on platforms pledging economic revival. They share a keen interest in neighbour China's growing regional ambitions.

Mutually appreciative tweets have pinged back and forth since Modi won a landslide victory in India's general election on Friday.

"Personally, I have a wonderful experience of working with Japan … I am sure we will take India-Japan ties to newer heights," Modi said in one of several tweets, the most effusive of his replies to foreign leaders who congratulated him.

Abe replied cheerfully on Tuesday from his @abeshinzo account: "@narendramodi Great talking to you, Mr. Modi. I look forward to welcoming you in Tokyo and further deepening our friendly ties."

Relations between India and Japan have gone from strength to strength in recent years, with cooperation on infrastructure projects, trade and defence that is watched closely by China.

Japan ranks 13th among India's top trading partners.

Official data showed trade between the countries was worth $18.5bn (£11bn) in 2012-13, up from $13.7bn two years earlier. But it is still far behind China, with which India shared $65.8bn in trade in 2012-13.

During a visit to New Delhi in January in which India and Japan agreed to crank up maritime security cooperation, Abe said their ties had "the greatest potential of any bilateral relationship anywhere in the world".

Advisers to 63-year-old Modi say growth is likely to accelerate after he is sworn in as prime minister on Monday.

Relations between the leaders go back at least seven years.

As chief minister of the western state of Gujarat, Modi met Abe when he visited Japan in 2007 and in 2012 – when the Japanese leader was in opposition. Later that year, Modi called Abe to congratulate him on his return to office.

"Modi's victory is likely to turn Indo-Japanese ties – Asia's fastest-developing bilateral relationship – into the main driver of India's 'Look East' strategy," Indian security analyst Brahma Chellaney wrote in a newspaper column this week.

Other than Modi, Abe follows his wife, Akie Abe, and Naoki Inose on Twitter.

Inose is an author-turned-politician who was forced to resign as governor of Tokyo last year after being caught up in a financial scandal just three months after he helped his city win a bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.

Narendra Modi one of three people whom Japanese PM follows on Twitter | World news | theguardian.com

 

[Android]

Modi wave is apparently not limited to Indian borders

 

[Luftwaffe]

Nothing special, everyday a new PM of Japan.

 

[Tshering22]

Nothing special, everyday a new PM of Japan.

Changed with Abe's coming. He has changed the way Japanese strategy has worked all these years. Till now Japanese PMs were busy appeasing and dancing to American tunes.

When Abe came into power, he changed the Japanese perspective of 'other Asians' into more than just a donor-recipient relationship.

He started focusing more and more on Asian countries with whom Japan could strengthen relations. India naturally fits into their bill.

We are a massive market, have ancient cultural relations with them, have no political discord with them and have even had a brief military alliance with them in our modern history (INA's Japanese alliance).

Abe is a nationalist; the perfect counterpart of what Narendra Modi ji is for India.

It was Abe's Japan that strengthened ties with the state of Gujarat when the entire West had shunned him for no valid reason (before supreme court judgement came proving him innocent legally).

Not to mention, Abe visited Netaji's descendants in a historic meeting. Which means he is strong in his history and values it as the foundation to the future.

A true nationalist's trait.

Japan and India are headed for their strongest ever bilateral partnership.

This may not translate into a military alliance looking at the Japanese interest in non-military partnerships but the foundation will be strengthened.

 

[Luftwaffe]

Changed with Abe's coming. He has changed the way Japanese strategy has worked all these years. Till now Japanese PMs were busy appeasing and dancing to American tunes.

When Abe came into power, he changed the Japanese perspective of 'other Asians' into more than just a donor-recipient relationship.

He started focusing more and more on Asian countries with whom Japan could strengthen relations. India naturally fits into their bill.

We are a massive market, have ancient cultural relations with them, have no political discord with them and have even had a brief military alliance with them in our modern history (INA's Japanese alliance).

Abe is a nationalist; the perfect counterpart of what Narendra Modi ji is for India.

It was Abe's Japan that strengthened ties with the state of Gujarat when the entire West had shunned him for no valid reason (before supreme court judgement came proving him innocent legally).

Not to mention, Abe visited Netaji's descendants in a historic meeting. Which means he is strong in his history and values it as the foundation to the future.

A true nationalist's trait.

Japan and India are headed for their strongest ever bilateral partnership.

This may not translate into a military alliance looking at the Japanese interest in non-military partnerships but the foundation will be strengthened.

American has grabbed Japan by the balls you would be fool to assume Abe is all to powerful.

Throw US out of Japan than show who is the daddy, until than it is all talk.