India and Japan are set to sign a historic civil nuclear cooperation deal during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit here this week, a move that will boost bilateral economic and security ties and facilitate leading US-based players to set up atomic plants in India. Modi and Abe are set to sign the deal on Friday, Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported today. The deal would allow Japan to export nuclear technology to India, making it the first non-NPT signatory to have such a deal with Tokyo. According to the report, India and Japan are also likely to agree that if New Delhi conducts a nuclear test, the bilateral cooperation will stop. That day, Modi also pitched for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of disaster management and risk reduction.

Source: dna November 06, 2016 08:35 UTC