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• India and Japan held the seventh meeting of the India-Japan Act East Forum in New Delhi.
• Act East Forum was set up following the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014 with two main objectives. 
  • These are development of the Northeastern Region of India and 
  • To promote connectivity within this region and between this region and South-East Asia.
• As part of the Act East Forum, both sides reviewed progress of the cross-border survey for improving trade and logistics between India and Bangladesh through North East, and ongoing projects in various areas. 
• They also exchanged views on possible new areas of cooperation.

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