Previous Year Question
Recently, India signed a deal known as ‘Action Plan for Prioritisation and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ with which of the following countries?
Japan
Russia
The United Kingdom
The United States of America
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
India and Russia signed the ‘Action Plan for Prioritisation and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ on 5 October 2018 during the 19th India–Russia Annual Summit held in New Delhi.
The document was signed by K. N. Vyas, Secretary of India’s Department of Atomic Energy, and Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, on behalf of Russia.
The Action Plan included developing a project comprising six Russian-designed nuclear power units at a new site in India, expanding cooperation in third countries and collaborating on new nuclear technologies along with the joint construction of nuclear power plants.
Therefore, the agreement was signed with Russia, not with Japan, the United Kingdom or the United States of America.