New Delhi, March 14 -- In a boost to bilateral civil nuclear energy cooperation, India and the US have agreed to set up six American nuclear power plants in India.
The two nations said this in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 9th round of India-US Strategic Security Dialogue, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Andrea Thompson, the US Under-Secretary of state for arms control and international security.
"They committed to strengthening bilateral security and civil nuclear cooperation, including the establishment of six US Nuclear power plants in India," the joint statement said.
The two nations in October 2008 signed a historic agreement to cooperate in civil nuclear energy sector.
India signed civil nucle...