SANA MAHMOOD
TOKYO: Following six years of talks, PMs of India Narendra Modi and Japan Shinzo Abe finally signed the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Pact here on Friday after the annual summit meeting between the two leaders.
This is a unique agreement because before this Japan has never entered such treaty with any non-NPT signatory nation.
Pundits at the helm of affairs, keeping Trump syndrome in view, believe this India-Japan Treaty will facilitate such a deal with US.
It is pertinent to mention here that – except Russia – all nuclear plant equipment makers are dependent on Japanese companies.
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Japan-India civil nuclear deal will be signed on Friday, Nov.11: Counter-China move
SANA MAHMOOD
TOKYO: In order to counter the ever-increasing Chinese influence, PMs Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi will sign a deal on Friday (November 11th) enabling Japan export nuclear technology to India.
Modi will reach Japan on Thursday November 10th for a 3-day visit.
The two countries are endeavoring to boost economic and security ties in order to contain the Chinese domination.
This will make India first non-NPT state to agree to such a deal with Japan. However, Japan has made it clear that the deal will terminate incase India conducts a nuclear test.
It is pertinent to reiterate here that Japan – that claims some areas in East/South Sea & Indian Ocean – is eying Beijing’s expansion by means of deep-water naval presence there.
Following the aforementioned deal a number of business deals will also be inked the very day.
PS: Tomorrow (Monday November 7th) India will agree to buy twelve US $ 1.5 billion worth of US-2 rescue aircraft from Japan.
