Japan And India Signed Pact On Bullet Trains And The Nuclear Deals Too

The much talked about historic memorandum on civil nuclear cooperation finally reached its

culmination on  Saturday,  as the two  countries signed a  pact on this potential partnership. This strategic partnership is expected to take Defence to a new level.  Following this treaty, it's also agreed that these countries will play a  significant role for defence production  and technology transfer.

Here's an excerpt of the document

"The two governments confirm that the Agreement will be signed after the technical details are finalised, including those related to the necessary internal procedures." 

Besides this MoU, the agreement signed by Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi, also talks about the high-speed (bullet trains) railway between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.  There are 14 other pacts signed across sectors. Stated by the experts, this treaty between Japan and India on the potential nuclear co-operation reflects the former's unflinching trust on India's non-proliferation record and voluntary moratorium on further nuclear tests. 

If reports are to be believed, the conducive ground for this much awaited nuclear treaty was formed long before.  During the visit of Abe, who is betting heavily on India as a partner for maintaining stability in Asia,  Japan's had  almost made its  mind  to sign this treaty. However, over this period of time, Japan  was apparently insisting on the tougher safeguards, though  India  was comfortable with the former template based on Indo-US nuclear deal. According to the officials , two countries have had  exhaustive  negotiations on the issues of nuclear non-proliferation, reclaiming rights of used nuclear fuel, tracing  and scrutinizing clause and nuclear tests. Informed by the spokesperson of Japan's Foreign Ministry, Yasuhisa Kawamura, Abe has emphasized on the importance of a world free of nuclear weapons. The nuclear co-operation between the two countries, thus does not promote nuclear bouts. 

"The memorandum is a shining symbol of a new level of mutual confidence and strategic partnership in the cause of a peaceful and secure world," Modi said. The treaty comes with a two way agreement- In the first place, it involves the Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology and secondly, it involves Security Measures for Protection of Classified Military Information that strengthens foundation of deep strategic ties. The pact also involves a continuation on the US-2 amphibian aircraft. 

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