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Japan hails deal

P. S. Suryanarayana

`We will encourage India to further comply with the non-proliferation regime'

SINGAPORE: Japan has hailed the nuclear deal between India and the United States. Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tomohiko Taniguchi said, "it should be welcomed that India's nuclear activities are going to undergo strict International Atomic Energy Agency inspections, though the area is limited to civilian use."

Mr. Taniguchi told The Hindu over the telephone from Tokyo that the accord "is an important step forward." India being "one of the most important strategic partners for Japan, we would encourage India to further comply with the [international] non-proliferation regime."

Asked why India was being asked to show "further compliance" despite an impeccable non-proliferation record, Mr. Taniguchi said New Delhi, as "a new member" of the international non-proliferation regime, would now need to "build confidence among other colleagues." So, there was still a little more way to go, he said.

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