Japan may lift sanctions against India

TOKYO, SEPT. 9. Japan is considering lifting of sanctions it imposed on India after New Delhi's nuclear tests in 1998, The Japan Times said today.

The report, citing official sources, said the Government would seek approval from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ahead of the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee's scheduled visit to Tokyo in early December.

Whether the party will approve it remains unclear. Some LDP lawmakers argued that the sanctions should remain until India signs the 1996 Comprehensive (Nuclear) Test Ban Treaty, the paper said.

- Reuters

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