India–Japan relations

India–Japan relations (Hindi: भारत जापान सम्बंध, romanized: Bharat Japan sambandh; Japanese: 日印関係, romanized: Nitchiin kankei) have traditionally been strong. The people of India and Japan have engaged in cultural exchanges, primarily as a result of Buddhism, since ancient times. The people of India and Japan are guided by common cultural traditions, including the shared heritage of Buddhism, and share a strong commitment to the ideals of democracy, tolerance, pluralism, and open societies. thumb|right|I cannot but bring to your mind those days when the whole of Eastern Asia, from Burma to Japan was united with India in the closest ties of friendship... ~ Rabindranath Tagore Quotes I cannot but bring to your mind those days when the whole of Eastern Asia, from Burma to Japan was united with India in the closest ties of friendship... Rabindranath Tagore, Essays, Nationalism in Japan, Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 2007 p.471, and quoted in A Look at India From the Views of Other Scholars, by Stephen Knapp External links Category:Foreign relations of India Category:Japan