Japanese PM, Narendra Modi visit Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in Ahmedabad September 14, 2017 by shameen Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), his wife Akie Abe (unseen) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) wave to the crowd while parading atop a vehicle in Ahmedabad on September 13, 2017. India’s premier Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe are preparing to break ground on India’s first bullet train project September 14, during an official visit to India by the Japanese prime minister. / AFP PHOTO / SAM PANTHAKY This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 14, 2017 shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a ground breaking ceremony for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project in Ahmedabad. India’s first bullet train project, a $19-billion initiative linking Ahmedabad to Mumbai, was launched September 14 as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe hailed fast-growing ties between Asia’s two biggest democracies. / AFP PHOTO This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 14, 2017 shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looking at a railway station model at a ground breaking ceremony for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project in Ahmedabad. India’s first bullet train project, a $19-billion initiative linking Ahmedabad to Mumbai, was launched September 14 as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe hailed fast-growing ties between Asia’s two biggest democracies. / AFP PHOTO Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) arrives with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and his wife Akie Abe (R) for dinner at a traditional Indian restaurant in Ahmedabad on September 13, 2017. As India’s premier Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country’s first bullet train project on September 14, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways. / AFP PHOTO / SAM PANTHAKY This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 13, 2017, shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L), Japanese Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe (C) and Abe’s wife Akie during their visit to the Sabarmati Ashram, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on September 13, 2017. As India’s premier Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country’s first bullet train project on September 14, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways. / AFP PHOTO This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 13, 2017, shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), Japanese Prime Minsiter Shinzo Abe (C) and Abe’s wife Akie waving to the crowd while pareading from atop a vehicle in Ahmedabad. As India’s premier Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country’s first bullet train project on September 14, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways. / AFP PHOTO This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 13, 2017, shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Abe’s wife Akie (unseen) paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram, in Ahmedabad. As India’s premier Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country’s first bullet train project on September 14, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways. / AFP PHOTO This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 13, 2017, shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) walking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their visit to the ‘Sidi Saiyyid Ni Jaali’, in Ahmedabad,. As India’s premier Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country’s first bullet train project on September 14, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways. -AFP This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 13, 2017, shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) waving with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) as Abe’s wife looks on during their visit to the ‘Sidi Saiyyid Ni Jaali’, in Ahmedabad. As India’s premier Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country’s first bullet train project on September 14, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways. / AFP PHOTO / PIB / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / PIB” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS – This handout photograph released by India’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 13, 2017, shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Abe’s wife Akie watching musicians playing the ‘Jal Tarang’, in Ahmedabad. As India’s premier Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe prepare to break ground on the country’s first bullet train project on September 14, experts say the collaboration could signal a massive leap for its overburdened and deadly railways. / AFP PHOTO / PIB / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / PIB” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS –