India and Japan on Friday signed a landmark civil nuclear agreement following the annual bilateral summit between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe in Tokyo.
The new agreement provides for bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear energy.
This would provide for the development of nuclear power projects in India and thus for strengthening energy security of the country, according to the External Affairs Ministry.
The present agreement would open up the door for collaboration between Indian and Japanese industries in India's civil nuclear programme.
In his remarks, Prime Minister Modi also said that as democracies, the two countries "support openness, transparency and the rule of law".
(Inputs: IANS/PTI)
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