Indian PM kicks off Japan visit
By Dennis Pereira,WNS New Delhi Correspondent
NEW DELHI - Indian PM Manmohan Singh is in Japan on a four-day visit during which he is expected to seek support for the landmark nuclear deal with the US. The agreement needs to be approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, of which Japan is a member. Mr Singh is also expected to sign a number of trade agreements. The two countries have come a long way since Tokyo imposed economic sanctions on Delhi following India's nuclear tests in 1998.
Mr Singh is the first Indian prime minister to visit Japan in five years. "I look forward to using this visit to elevate India-Japan relations to a qualitatively new level," he told reporters before his departure from Delhi. Analysts say Japan's approval of the nuclear deal with the US would help Mr Singh. Critics, including his Communist allies and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, argue he is too closely aligned with Washington.
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