NEW DELHI: India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Japan on Saturday seeking to capitalize on a close relationship with his like-minded counterpart Shinzo Abe to boost trade between Asia’s second and third largest economies.

The two leaders, both right-wing nationalists elected on a pledge to revive their countries’ economies, also share an interest in shoring up regional alliances to counter an increasingly assertive China.

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