Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit, and his first stop on the agenda was energy cooperation. The biggest highlight of that cooperation is the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu, India’s largest nuclear installation. As Putin stood beside Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, he underlined how central the project has become to the partnership between the two countries.

Speaking at a joint press briefing, Putin called Kudankulam a “flagship project” and emphasised its importance in shaping India’s clean energy future. He said, “We are conducting a flagship project to build the largest Indian nuclear power plant, Kudankulam. Two out of six reactor units have already been connected to the energy network, and four

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