India and France plan to work together on developing small modular nuclear reactors, India's foreign ministry said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country. Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised the importance of nuclear energy for "strengthening energy security" and transitioning towards a "low-carbon economy".

Top Indian power producer NTPC is in talks with foreign firms including those from Russia and the U.S. for construction of small nuclear reactors, a top executive said on Thursday.

Kairos Power, Natura Resources, Terrestrial Energy and Aalo Atomics will work toward building small nuclear reactors at A&M's Rellis facility, a 2,400-acre innovation and technology campus in Bryan.

The India-France road map on AI will focus on the “development of safe, open, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence”, the joint statement said

India and France have signed a declaration of their intent to establish a partnership on advanced and small modular nuclear reactors, the Indian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. France and India are already cooperating closely on large nuclear reactor projects,

India and France have added a new dimension to their partnership in the area of civil nuclear energy by declaration of intent on establishment of partnership on advanced modular reactors and small modular reactors.