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    455 : The Japan-India Agreement: An Exceptional Civil Nuclear Pact

    P S Suryanarayana

    21 November 2016

    The Japan-India 'Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy', signed in Tokyo on 11 November 2016, shows that the two countries have sorted out the diplomatic complexity of Delhi's non-accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. However, even as this pact remains to be ratified by the Japanese Parliament, China's new activism inside the Nuclear Suppliers Group continues to pose a challenge to India.