IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, on Monday, as part of his four-day visit to India. The two leaders discussed ways to foster India-IAEA ties across diverse sectors. “India’s civil nuclear programme is key for its decarbonization. Prime Minister Modi and I agreed on the importance of financing and technology access, placing nuclear at the forefront of global solutions,” Mr Grossi said. The leaders will “intensify cooperation” ahead of United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in the United Arab Emirates and next year’s Nuclear Energy Summit in Belgium, Mr Grossi added.
Prime Minister Modi said that the "fruitful discussion” with Director General Grossi, “explored avenues for expanding the role of nuclear energy to meet [India’s] net zero commitment, and extending nuclear technology applications in areas like food, health, water treatment and countering plastic pollution in the Global South.”
Mr Grossi’s visit to India this week is his first as Director General of the IAEA. He is meeting with Indian policy makers, scientists, researchers and engineers in India’s nuclear energy programme on the role of nuclear energy and technology for India’s development, as well as nuclear non-proliferation and international cooperation.
