India, Japan able to join hands over Afghan aid: Shourie

TOKYO, Japan - India's privatization minister Arun Shourie speaks in an interview with Kyodo News ahead of a two-day conference on reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan starting Jan. 21. Shourie said India and Japan will be able to cooperate in wide-ranging areas from health to hydropower projects in supporting Afghanistan's reconstruction.

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