India briefs Japan on US nuclear deal

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TOKYO, Aug 7 (AFP): India Tuesday briefed Japanese leaders on its landmark nuclear cooperation deal with the United States, as Tokyo remained non-committal on whether it would support the controversial pact.
The deal, which would bring India out of decades in the nuclear wilderness, needs the support of the US and Indian legislatures and also the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, of which Japan is a leading member.
Indian National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan met Tuesday with Foreign Minister Taro Aso. He also paid a courtesy call Monday to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to prepare for his visit to India this month.
Narayanan told Aso about the details of the US-India pact after the text was released last week, Japanese foreign ministry official Naoshige Aoshima said.
India still needs to iron out details with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to ensure spent fuel is not reprocessed for weapons purposes.