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Nuclear deal is not certain, between India and Japan

Buy-Japan's-nukes-2flag-indiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s Japan visit may not seal civil nuclear deal Economic Times, Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau Aug 30, 2014, NEW DELHI: The India-Japan civilian nuclear deal may not be sealed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip toJapan that begins on Saturday although discussions are on to bridge the core differences between the two sides over the proposed treaty, officials familiar with the matter told ET.

Negotiations are on over Japan’s insistence on tougher safeguards and “no nuclear test” clause in the bilateral agreement, said officials, who did not wish to be identified. Modi will give a personal assurance to his counterpart Shinzo Abe to assuage Japanese concerns, particularly over nuclear tests, and pave the way for a breakthrough in the near future, an official said. It was earlier hoped that the deal, negotiations for which were launched by the previous UPA government, would be clinched during Modi’s trip. However, it is not yet clear whether the logjam will be broken during this trip……..http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-30/news/53387773_1_india-and-japan-india-japan-japan-visit

September 1, 2014 - Posted by | general

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