India keen to develop fourth-gen nuclear energy with Russia – Rosatom CEO

Strategic cooperation between New Delhi and Moscow is growing across emerging technologies, Aleksey Likhachev has said

India has shown a keen interest in developing fourth-generation nuclear energy with Russia, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said.

Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China on Monday, the head of the Russian state nuclear corporation noted that New Delhi was also keen on using Arctic shipping routes. 

“They [India], maybe like no other, are interested in developing the new fourth generation of nuclear energy with us,” Likhachev said.

”Our Indian friends pay special attention to the technology of tomorrow,” Likhachev added. “This is quantum technology. And in the format of the BRICS platform, we see the maximum interest in our quantum projects and in this cooperation from our Indian friends.” 

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