NEW DELHI: The United States has spoken with Indian leaders across the political spectrum to get them to review the South Asian nation’s strict regulations for makers of nuclear reactors, the outgoing US ambassador to India says.
In an interview in New Delhi last Thursday, Ambassador Eric Garcetti said leaders from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as opposition parties were interested in looking for a “way forward” on the matter.
Currently, India has some of the world’s strictest nuclear liability laws, under which not just the plant operators, but also makers of reactors can be held responsible in the event of an accident.
These regulations have impeded several proposed projects in India, including one with France to construct the world’s largest nuclear power plant.
President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is also “focused and excited” about making progress on the India-US civil nuclear deal, which was announced nearly two decades ago, Garcetti said. — Bloomberg
