fore leaving for Kyoto andTokyo.

He said Delhi would con-tinue to work for thestrengthening of non-pro-liferation efforts.

“As to the CTBT [Com-prehensive Test Ban Trea-ty], we are committed tomaintaining a unilateraland voluntary moratoriumon nuclear explosive test-ing,” he said in advance ofdiscussing civil nuclearcooperation with Japan.

India, the Prime Minis-

ter said, had no hesitationin discussing any outstand-ing issue with Pakistanwithin the framework ofthe Simla Agreement andthe Lahore Declaration.

“We, therefore, were dis-appointed that Pakistansought to make a spectacleof these efforts and wentahead with talks with se-cessionist elements fromJammu and Kashmir inNew Delhi,” Mr. Modi said.

To a question on Chinese“expansionism,”, he said, “Iam keen to work closelywith the Chinese leader-ship to push the relation-ship forward and to dealwith all issues.”

India, Japan and Chinashould work towards anAsian Century, Mr. Modistressed.

NEW DELHI: India will not re-view its nuclear doctrineadopted during the first Na-tional Democratic Alliance(NDA) government, PrimeMinister Narendra Modisaid here on Friday.

Signalling continuity inthe nuclear posture, he said:“While every governmentnaturally takes into accountthe latest assessment ofstrategic scenarios andmakes adjustments as nec-essary, there is a tradition ofnational consensus andcontinuity on such issues.”

“I can tell you that cur-rently, we are not takingany initiative for a review ofour nuclear doctrine,” Mr.Modi told Japanese mediarepresentatives a day be-

No review of nucleardoctrine, says PMNational Bureau

‘On such issues, there is a tradition of consensus’

Says Delhi willcontinue to work forthe strengthening ofnon-proliferationefforts