For India, Japan is indispensable as both an economic and a security partner. It is central to India’s “Look East” policy, which has evolved into more of an “Act East” policy, whereby the original strategy’s economic logic has been amplified by the larger geopolitical objective of ensuring Asian stability and a regional balance of power.
对印度来说，日本是不可或缺的经济和安全合作伙伴。日本是印度“向东看”政策的核心，而“向东看”已越来越有“向东行动”的趋势，最初的政策经济逻辑因为确保叶舟稳定和地区实力均衡这一更大的地缘政治目标而放大了。明仁天皇对印度的历史性访问也应该在这一背景的基础上来看待。