莫迪的胜利或许是印日关系的转折点，将这一亚洲发展最快的双边关系作为印度“向东看 ” （ Look East）战略的主要推动力。 在美国的支持下，向东看战略寻求强化与美国的东亚和东南亚盟友和伙伴国的经济和战略合作。
Modi’s victory is likely to turn Indo-Japanese ties – Asia’s fastest-developing bilateral relationship – into the main driver of India’s “Look East” strategy, which, with America’s blessing, seeks to strengthen economic and strategic cooperation with US allies and partners in East and Southeast Asia.