Current Affairs
Modi’s Visit to Japan
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(01) Strategic Ties
(02) Economy ties b/w India
and Japan
(03) Energy – Environment ties b/w India and Japan
(04) Science, Space and Healthcare
(05) People 2 People
(06) India
– Japan
Nuclear deal
(07) US-2 Amphibian aircraft
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(01) Strategic Ties:
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Japan is now India’s strategic partner (= civil
+ defence ties)
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Japan will intensify 2+2 strategic dialogue with India, involving
foreign and defense Secretaries. Japan also has similar with US, Australia, Russia and France.
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Regular meetings between their National Security Advisors.
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Trilateral Defense meeting between India-Japan-USA.
Defence Trade
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1998: Japan
had banned sale of HAL and other Indian defence companies (due to Pokhran
test). After Modi visit, they lifted ban from HAL and 5 other cos.
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Japan will sell US-2 amphibian
aircrafts and its secret technology to India.
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This will be Japan’s
first overseas military sale in 50 years.
Joint Exercises
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Japan will hold regular exercise
with Indian navy and coast guards
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Japan will participate in India-US
Malabar naval exercise.
International bodies
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Both want urgent reforms in UNSC- for increasing no. of permanent
and non-permanent members.
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Japan will help India get FULL
membership in four international export control regimes
(a) Nuclear Suppliers Group
(b) Missile Technology Control Regime
(c) Wassenaar Arrangement
(d) Australia Group
Miscellaneous
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Denounced terrorism in all forms.
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Asked N.Korea to stop nuke proliferation.
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Welcomed UN negotiations for Iran nuke issue,
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Pledged support for Afghanistan rebuilding. (Just like
“3 times-camera zooming” is pre-requisite in every serial,
“Afghanistan-rebuilding” is pre-requisite in all bilateral meetings involving India.)
(02) Economy ties b/w India
and Japan:
India
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Japan
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India will supply rare earth
chloride to Japan-
for making defence and high tech electronics.
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Japan will Investment $35
billion smart cities, bullet trains, Ganga
Cleaning, health-women etc. in next five years.
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At present, China biggest producer of rare
earth, limits exports to safeguard its local mfg. units
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Double the Japanese FDI in 5 years
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Modi to setup “Japan+ Management team” in PMO, to
help Japanese investors in India.
Team will have 2 Japanese members.
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50 billion yen loan to IIFCL (India Infrastructure
Finance corp. ltd) for PPP projects
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Will reform tax, environment clearance for “ease of
doing business”.
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Collaborate on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(RCEP) negotiations
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Transport
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Joint Feasibility Study for bullet train between Ahmedabad –
Mumbai.
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Mass rapid transit system between Gurgaon and Bawal (HN)
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Japan will help upgrading the
existing semi-high speed railways in India.
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@Gujarat: New Dholera International airport + Alang ship-breaking
yard upgrade.
Industrial corridors
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Will help finishing the ongoing industrial corridor projects
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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)
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Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor
(DMIC)
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Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC)
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Will setup Industrial cities / townships in Gujarat, Maharashtra,
UP and Madhya Pradesh
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Japanese industrial townships will give benefits similar or
higher than SEZ and NIMZs in India.
Agro / village related
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Japan will setup food value chains via PPP
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Japan will give advanced
irrigation system and farming machines.
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Japanese “Champions of Societal Manufacturing (CSM) Project”- for
mfg sector in India.
Within this, Japan
will also run “Village Buddha” project to help SHG groups in villages.
Miscellaneous
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Smart Community projects, the Logistics Data Bank project
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@North East: Road connectivity, Forest
resource Management, water supply improvement.
(03) Energy, Environment ties b/w India and Japan:
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Speed up nuclear deal negotiations
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Jointly procure LNG
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Tie up in oil-gas exploration.
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Collaboration for environment friendly coal tech such as
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Coal-fired power generation technology
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Clean Coal Technology (CCT).
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Super-critical coal-fired power project in Meja, UP.
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Super critical thermal power plant in Barauni, Bihar.
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@Gujarat: Canal top solar power plants
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@ Rajasthan: Mega Solar Power project at Neemrana
Miscellaneous
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will assist in cleaning Ganga
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@Gujarat: Seawater Desalination project at Dahej.
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Japan will host 3rd UN Disaster
Management conference @Sendai
(March 2015) to adopt new framework after Hyogo.
(04) Science, Space and Healthcare:
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Outer space exploration via Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency
Forum (APRSAF)
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ICT initiatives, internet security.
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Joint ocean studies.
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Science Fellowship programs for youth.
(05) People 2 People:
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Kyoto-Varanasi partnership agreement: to develop Varanasi
just like Japan’s historical
city Kyoto.
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JENESYS 2.0 program: Exchanging ~1300 youth
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Japan Overseas Cooperation
Volunteer (JOCV): will send nurses to Mizoram.
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Will promote Tourism, youth exchange, skill Development and other
fancy things.
(06) India
– Japan
Nuclear Deal:
Why does India
want nuke deal with Japan?
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India has put 10 out of 21 nuke
reactors under IAEA supervision. They can be run on imported Uranium.
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Ailing Jap. Nuke industry after Fukushima disaster. Will get boost by signing
agreements with India.
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Japanese companies supply critical components to nuclear
powerplants of GE and Areva etc.
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If India
gets Japanese components and technology, it’ll greatly increase our
nuclear-electricity generation.
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Japan has huge stockpile of
reprocessed plutonium.
What are the challenges
then?
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Japan
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India
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* Wants India to sign Comprehensive
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and Non-proliferation treaty.
* Nuke disarmament is a major issue in their
domestic politics. (Just like psedo-secularism in Indian politics).
* If Japanese PM signs nuke deals with India, and India doesn’t commit to CBDT/NPT,
it’ll be difficult for Abe’s party to win future elections.
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No we won’t sign such stupid agreements. We want to
have freedom of doing nuclear tests.
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No, we cannot allow that.
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We want to reprocess the spent fuel (for testing
nuke weapons.)
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India should accept inspection
beyond the current IAEA safeguards. i.e. Japan must be allowed to inspect
both your defense and civilian nuke programs.
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Not acceptable. We can’t allow you / anyone else to
inspect our defense nuclear programs.
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Then, how to convenience Japan
to sell nuke material and Technology to India?
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India should gain membership into export control regimes — NSG,
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Australia Group, and the Wassenaar
Arrangement.
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2015 will be the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
bombings.
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At that time, Modi should launch a new “nuclear disarmament”
initiative with Japan.
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Above steps, will create good faith & then nuclear deal can
be made.
(07) US-2 Amphibian aircraft:
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Japan Maritime “self-defense”
force uses this plane. (They don’t have a full-fledged army or navy.)
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Amphibian aircraft meaning it can land both on land as well as
water.
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Can help rescuing victims from maritime accidents.
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Can transport Indian troops to places with no landing strip or
shore- especially in far-flung islands in Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep.
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STOL: short takeoff and landing space required.
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Can cover distance of 4500 kms, at speed >450 kmph without
needing refueling.
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This will be the first time since World War II, that Japan will make
an overseas military sale.
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