India and France plan to work together on developing small modular nuclear reactors, India's foreign ministry said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country. Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised the importance of nuclear energy for "strengthening energy security" and transitioning towards a "low-carbon economy".

India and France have signed a declaration of their intent to establish a partnership on advanced and small modular nuclear reactors, the Indian foreign ministry said on Wednesday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country.

The partnership with France comes as India takes steps to ramp up its nuclear power sector to achieve net-zero goals

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India and France on Wednesday expressed an intent to jointly develop modern nuclear reactors, emphasising that nuclear power was crucial for energy security and transition to a low-carbon economy.

During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic to Paris, India and France signed 10 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) focusing

These were the outcome of bilateral discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on board the Presidential aircraft while flying from Paris to Marseille.

The India-France road map on AI will focus on the “development of safe, open, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence”, the joint statement said