Tokyo, Aug. 29 -- India and Japan are poised to announce a partnership for manufacturing next-generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains in India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Japan this week, media reports said.

Talks on the much-delayed Shinkansen bullet train project-the first of its kind in India-are set to feature on the agenda during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan this week.

PM Modi is also expected to meet Indian drivers currently training there to operate the advanced trains.

The E10 Shinkansen, derived from Japan's ALFA-X experimental train, will be jointly manufactured in India under an agreement in principle between the two countries.

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