India and Japan sign deals on military, train sales, nukes

At the time of announcement, India claimed that the deal was not just about commerce and clean energy but also a sign of mutual confidence and partnership for a secure world.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, formed a nuclear cooperation agreement (see below), enabling Japan to export to India technology and equipment related to nuclear power plants.

“In recognition of our special relationship, India will extend “visa on arrival” to all Japanese citizens from 1st March 2016″.

The Indian prime minister said Japan’s decisive role in India’s economic transformation will matter the most in realising its economic dreams.

“This enterprise will launch a revolution in Indian railways and speed up India’s journey into the future. Your visit, Mr. Prime Minister, is one”, Modi added. “It tells you the seriousness with which Japan looks at its economic prospects in India”, he said. Modi hopes the visit of Abe will be a major step in transforming India into an economic powerhouse with Japan’s help in building bullet trains, “smart cities” and nuclear technology exchange.

“Strong India is for the good of Japan and strong Japan is good for India, this is my basic tenet”, he said.

Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an announcement in this regard after his meeting with Prime Minister Modi.

Similarly, the much-anticipated sale of 12 Japanese US-2i Amphibious aircraft – worth $1.3 billion – to India was not concluded as the bilateral working group continues to discuss technology transfer and licensed production, an issue that has been lingering for two years.

The dignitaries of Varanasi also presented gifts made by local artists to Mr Abe and Mr Modi during the banquet.

“They underlined the need for all countries to effectively deal with trans-national terrorism emanating from their territory”.

“They affirmed the importance of bringing the perpetrators of terrorist attacks including those of November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai to justice”, said the joint statement.

The entire 22-km-long route, from Babatpur airport to the Dashashwamedh Ghat, is dotted with posters, banners and banners of various designs, welcoming the two Prime Ministers.

“They called for an immediate commencement and early conclusion of negotiations on a non-discriminatory, multilateral and internationally and effectively verifiable Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) on the basis of Shannon Mandate”, the statement added. Without referring to China, both sides underscored the challenges India and Japan face in South China Sea, which caters to most of their oil imports and other supplies.

Letter of Intent on the Strategic International Cooperative Program between Department of Science and Technology of India and the Japan Science and Technology Agency: The Program seeks to promote and supports collaborative activities like Functional Applications of Physical Sciences in Information and Communication Technology (including Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analysis).

It said that the agreement would be signed after the technical details, including those related to the internal procedures, were finalised.