New Delhi, May 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday met a delegation from Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Kobayashi Takayuki, chairperson of the policy research council and member of the House of Representatives, at the party's headquarters in Delhi.

Nabin described the relationship between the two countries as a "strong partnership rooted in shared democratic values and mutual respect".

"The close personal rapport between Prime Minster Narendra Modi and former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has played a defining role in elevating bilateral ties to new heights and giving strategic direction to the partnership," said Nabin, adding that the "KNOW BJP" initiative - a structured outreach pr...