A 62 kilometer long new subway system runs through the capital of India, New Delhi.

The construction started in 1998 and opened to the general public in October, 2002 - The total expense of 2748million yen for the 1st phase of operation (of which 1758 million yen was allocated from Japan Bank for International Cooperation [JBIC] .

The second phase of construction has now begun with 135million yen donated from Japan. By 2021, the subway system will be equipped with eight high speed lines.

Japan-India Symposium “India-Japan Strategic Partnership in the era of regional integration in Asia” was held on March 8th-9th in New Delhi, India.  Over 250 participants from Japan, India, USA, Singapore and Bangladesh attended the symposium.  Along with economic topics, “Human Safety Issues” were also mentioned.   Positive strategic development between Japan and India is well expected in the future.

People in India love to chat and are good at praising themselves.

They speak about their 6000 years of history as if they all happened yesterday – and they speak of them quite well; they are very talented at it.

As such, having a meeting with them is quite tiresome experiences – just have to wait until they get tired.

The Japanese people have a lot to learn from their self-praising behaviours. At any rate, when Indian delicacies such as chai, sweets and mago juice are served during a meeting, the warmth of their heart is felt.