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India and Russia will Strengthen their Nuclear Technology and Cyber Defense Partnerships Ahead of Putin’s Visit to India

As per a famous news portal, a special discussion on Indo-Russian science and technology cooperation is scheduled for next month at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which a high-level NITI Aayog delegation is anticipated to attend.

New Delhi: According to a renowned media house, New Delhi’s talks have begun with Moscow to establish cooperative partnerships in nuclear energy and cyberspace, in addition to advanced technology in various fields, as India prepares to revise its controversial nuclear liability laws and strengthen its cyber defenses in the wake of Operation Sindoor.

In reality, talks to create concrete roadmaps are accelerating in advance of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India this year for the yearly bilateral summit.

Case in point: A special discussion on Indo-Russian science and technology cooperation is scheduled for next month at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which a high-level NITI Aayog delegation is anticipated to attend. On the nuclear front, progress is also being made in secret. As part of the two nations’ cooperation, a number of small modular reactors (SMRs) are being examined.

This April, Maharashtra and the Russian nuclear company Rosatom, which constructed the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), inked a memorandum of understanding for thorium-based SMRs. According to those with knowledge of the situation, Rosatom has been in discussions with the stakeholders and is reportedly planning to construct several SMRs.

According to the corporation, they are also waiting for India to give the go-ahead for another NPP. According to the information received, there is a strong desire to collaborate with India on cybersecurity as well, particularly on the co-development of cybersecurity “products” for international markets, sector-specific firewalls, and cyber defense measures.

People in the know say that in order to create a lasting technology base for future “products,” cross-sectoral collaboration on “knowledge creation” and “BrahMos-like co-development models” is needed in a number of areas, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, space technology, and critical minerals. Indeed, over the past few months, a number of actions have been taken in this regard.

According to information obtained, Innopraktika, a non-governmental development organization based in Moscow, is prepared to establish an Indo-Russian technological association and engineering center with locations in both nations in order to promote innovation. An Innopraktika group met with the Indian business sector earlier this year to gauge their preparedness for the development of high-tech products.

An international scientific “mirror laboratory” on data storage, processing, and transmission in space systems was established in January by the University of Delhi, Russia’s top National Research University, and the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in collaboration with Geoscan, a portfolio company of the non-state development institute Innopraktika. A Russian business center was established in India in November 2024 with the goals of fostering export cooperation, expanding trade relations between the two nations, and offering a forum for business community engagement.

With significant developments in fintech, digital government services, e-commerce, and smart city infrastructure, India’s digital transformation is also heading in a direction that is very similar to Russia’s. Yury Maksimov, co-founder of Cyberus, an international cybersecurity development foundation based in Russia, added that such progress necessitates robust cybersecurity.

Maksimov said that India is not just a partner but also a major force in determining the direction of global cybersecurity and digital architecture.

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