JNU confers honorary doctorate on Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was on Friday conferred with an honorary doctorate in International Relations by Jawaharlal Nehru University for Japan’s role in India’s economic development.

The Japanese prime minister is on a three-day visit to India during which he will hold annual summit talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Upon receiving the doctorate degree, which was conferred on him by JNU Vice Chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory, Abe expressed hope that his meeting tomorrow with Modi will further elevate Indo-Japan ties.

“Japan and India share basic values, which is why ensuring all sort of coordination between the two nations in every field will be critically important for Asia and the world in this century.

“From such perspective, I would like to take opportunity of tomorrow’s summit meeting with Prime Minister Modi will elevate our bilateral relationship to a higher ground,” Abe said. Asserting his conviction in the ties of the two countries, Abe offered Japan’s support for development of India and JNU.

“I would like to reiterate my conviction which I repeatedly express that Japan and India’s relation has the greatest potential in any bilateral relationship in the world,” Abe said.