Mentor’s comment-
- https://indianexpress.com/
article/opinion/columns/fumio- kishida-visit-indo-japanese- ties-covid-russia-ukraine- conflict-19-7826160/ - https://thediplomat.com/2020/
03/japan-india-an-indigenous- indo-pacific-axis/ - In the intro, mention that both countries are linked by universal values such as freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, which have been shared through a long history of exchange.
- In the body, mention the strong strategic alignment between the two countries in the form of two-plus-two, support for ASEAN centrality, cooperation through Quad, collaborative ambitions could pave the way for an incremental but promising alternative to China’s BRI, closer economic and developmental partnership etc.
- Conclude by mentioning that the growing cooperation will deepen the “Japan-India Special Strategic, and Global Partnership” even further.