October 3, 2016

"The India-Japan nuclear agreement, under discussion since 2008, is 'ready to be signed' when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Japan later this year, say government sources. This indicated a breakthrough on several contentious issues including a controversial 'nullification' clause.

According to the sources, the nuclear cooperation agreement which also needs to be cleared by the Japanese parliament or Diet, could be ready in time for the finalisation of contracts with Toshiba-owned U.S. Company Westinghouse in June 2017.

The deal, according to reports carried in two major Japanese newspapers, Asahi-owned Japan Times and Yomiuri, will be signed during Mr Modi's visit to Tokyo for the annual bilateral summit, which they said would happen in 'mid-November'. However, an official in the Japanese government said the reports were still 'speculation', adding that both sides were still working on the 'technical details of the treaty' with no fixed dates for Mr Modi's Japan visit.

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