Recently, India signed a deal known as 'Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field' with which of the following countries?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) Russia
India signed this Action Plan with Russia during President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi for the 19th annual summit, on 5 October 2018. It was signed by Rosatom, Russia's state atomic energy corporation, and India's Department of Atomic Energy.
- ✓ (b) The India-Russia Joint Statement of 5 October 2018 records satisfaction over the signing of this Action Plan. The official list of agreements shows Rosatom's Director General and the Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, as signatories.
- ✗ (a) The action plan was signed with Russia, not Japan.
- ✗ (c) The action plan was signed with Russia, not the United Kingdom.
- ✗ (d) The action plan was signed with Russia, not the USA.
Remember · Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field: India-Russia, signed 5 October 2018 (Putin's visit), between Rosatom and India's DAE.
Sources
- PIB, India-Russia Joint Statement during visit of President of Russia to India (October 05, 2018) ↗ “The sides expressed satisfaction over signing of the Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field Identified Jointly.”
- PIB, List of Agreements/MoUs exchanged between India and Russia during the visit of President of Russia ↗ “Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field Mr. Alexi Likhachev , DG, Rosatom Shri K N Vyas Secretary, DAE”
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