Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on his re-election and said he looked forward to further strengthening the relations between the two countries.
Abe got a resounding victory in the snap polls held on Sunday, with his LDF-led coalition winning two-thirds majority in the lower house of Parliament.
“Heartiest greetings to my dear friend @AbeShinzo on his big election win. Look forward to further strengthen India— Japan relations with him,” Modi tweeted.
Mr. Modi and Mr. Abe share a great relationship and have met several times over the last three years.
Abe was in India recently for the annual summit meeting with Mr. Modi.