Japan eyes 10 tril. yen India investment pledge during Modi visit

Japan is considering announcing a 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) decade-long private investment target for India when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits later in the month, government sources said Thursday.The new target -- an update of a five-year 5 trillion yen investment goal rolled out in 2022 -- is intended to further spur investment at a time when the two countries are working closely to promote a "free and open Indo-Pacific" in the face of an assertive China.The Japanese government may mention the target in an outcome document to be issued following summit talks between Japanese Prim…READ FULL ARTICLE