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Singh due in Japan for key talks Indian PM kicks off Japan visit
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Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due in Japan on a four-day visit during which he is expected to seek support for the landmark nuclear deal with the US. Indian PM Manmohan Singh is in Japan on a four-day visit during which he is expected to seek support for the landmark nuclear deal with the US.
The agreement needs to be approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, of which Japan is a member.The agreement needs to be approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group, of which Japan is a member.
Mr Singh is also expected to sign a number of trade agreements.Mr Singh is also expected to sign a number of trade agreements.
The two countries have come a long way since Tokyo imposed economic sanctions on Delhi following India's nuclear tests in 1998.The two countries have come a long way since Tokyo imposed economic sanctions on Delhi following India's nuclear tests in 1998.
Mr Singh is the first Indian prime minister to visit Japan in five years.Mr Singh is the first Indian prime minister to visit Japan in five years.
"I look forward to using this visit to elevate India-Japan relations to a qualitatively new level," he told reporters before his departure. "I look forward to using this visit to elevate India-Japan relations to a qualitatively new level," he told reporters before his departure from Delhi.
Analysts say Japan's approval of the nuclear deal with the US would help Mr Singh. Critics, including his Communist allies and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, argue he is too closely aligned with Washington.Analysts say Japan's approval of the nuclear deal with the US would help Mr Singh. Critics, including his Communist allies and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, argue he is too closely aligned with Washington.