US, India Eyeing ‘Practical’ Cooperation in Civil Nuclear Energy: Official

US, India Eyeing ‘Practical’ Cooperation in Civil Nuclear Energy: Official
India's national flag held during a rally in Ram Lila Ground in New Delhi on Dec. 27, 2011. Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
Aldgra Fredly
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The United States and India are exploring ways for “practical” civil nuclear energy cooperation amid a global energy crisis triggered by the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, reviving a 2008 deal that had fallen into disuse.

Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. assistant secretary of state for energy resources, said on Feb. 20 that he discussed the issues that had hampered civil nuclear cooperation between the two nations with his Indian counterparts.