India and Japan are confident of going ahead with talks for a civil nuclear agreement despite latest reports of toxic waste from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
The bilateral agreement can still be done. This [talks on an agreement] is not an issue that has stopped. It has just slowed down, said government sources here.
An India-Japan civil nuclear pact is crucial for American and French companies to source reactor vessels from Japan Steel Works (JSW) for their proposed plants in Mithivirdi and Jaitapur, respectively. Without a civil nuclear agreement, the Japanese government will not be able to license JSW to supply crucial equipment to them, confirmed the sources.
Both governments have also left no stone unturned to create a favourable environment for closer ties. The Japanese Foreign Ministry has encouraged Members of the Lower Houses Foreign Affairs Committee led by its Chairman Katsuyuki Kawai to travel to India.
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India, Japan hopeful of reaching nuclear agreement - The Hindu
The bilateral agreement can still be done. This [talks on an agreement] is not an issue that has stopped. It has just slowed down, said government sources here.
An India-Japan civil nuclear pact is crucial for American and French companies to source reactor vessels from Japan Steel Works (JSW) for their proposed plants in Mithivirdi and Jaitapur, respectively. Without a civil nuclear agreement, the Japanese government will not be able to license JSW to supply crucial equipment to them, confirmed the sources.
Both governments have also left no stone unturned to create a favourable environment for closer ties. The Japanese Foreign Ministry has encouraged Members of the Lower Houses Foreign Affairs Committee led by its Chairman Katsuyuki Kawai to travel to India.
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India, Japan hopeful of reaching nuclear agreement - The Hindu
