Japan should explore the possibility of expediting cooperation with India on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, despite their different approaches to achieving the abolishment of atomic weapons, a Tokyo-based think tank proposed Friday.
The Japan Forum on International Relations said in policy recommendations that one of India's greatest challenges will be maintaining economic growth by securing sufficient supplies of energy — especially electricity.
"India will presumably want to depend much more heavily on nuclear power in the future. Japan's technology and expertise in generating and ensuring the safety of nuclear power is among the best in the world, so it is in an excellent position to cooperate with India in these areas," the group said, although a series of fatal accidents and coverups since the 1990s and misjudged quake-resistance levels have damaged the industry's image.