India, July 18 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently visited India on an official bilateral trip, marking a new era for ties between both countries. However, the Japan backed shinkansen project in India has faced extensive delays. Now a former Japanese minister has openly blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the slowdown in the project.

Hideki Makihara's Latest Statement

Hideki Makihara, a Japanese politician and former cabinet minister recently took to microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) and spoke about the Japan backed shinkansen project in India.

"The shinkansen project in India is something I was involved with myself, but what stood out in international meetings and negotiations was the sheer chaos of the In...