India, UK to Cooperate in Nuclear Energy Sector

Following on the heels of a U.S.-India nuclear agreement earlier this summer, India and Britain agreed today to cooperate on nuclear energy and hydrocarbons.

Meeting in Udaipur a day after the landmark India-EU summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart held candid exchange of view on a host of issues covering UN reforms, India’s growing energy needs and the immense potential for expanding bilateral trade and investments.

"We agreed to cooperate in civilian nuclear energy. The UK recognises the need for a supportive international environment to meeting our pressing energy requirements," Singh said at a joint press conference with Blair after their return from Udaipur.

The two sides decided to intensify cooperation in frontier areas of science and technology and the knowledge sector and firmed up accords for cooperation in hydrocarbons, which Singh described as "important for our overall energy policy."

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