Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia shows that Western sanctions and attempts to isolate Russia are having limited effect. Co-operation between Moscow and New Delhi has not only strengthened, but has also shifted to close cooperation in the field of nuclear energy, the US television channel CNN reported.
“Modi and Putin’s relations <…> have now ‘turned green’. Not only that – they have also become nuclear,” the CNN article said.
It is noted that if earlier cooperation between Russia and India was based on trade in hydrocarbons, now the countries are betting on uranium and “green” energy sources.
According to the channel, joint activities in the field of nuclear energy will strengthen Russian-Indian ties for decades to come. The construction of six more nuclear power plant units and small capacity nuclear power plants at the new site will create the need for regular maintenance, technical improvements and constant supplies of uranium, the piece pointed out.
CNN pointed out that dominance in the nuclear sector allows Russia’s economy to maintain a strong position on the world stage, although the US and Europe are actively trying to harm it.
“It is difficult for other countries to break away from the market conditions that Russia has created for decades”, – said to the TV channel deputy director of the organisation for the study of nuclear, climate and energy issues Third Way in Washington Alan Ahn.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was going through a difficult period in Russian history. He emphasised that in the emerging conditions of the new world reality, “someone is striving” to preserve its fading hegemony through Russia.
