INDIA’S Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri discussed furthering energy cooperation with the US in nuclear power and new areas such as coal gasification and LPG exports in his meeting with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Misri’s discussion with Wright focused on “advancing energy security, deepening bilateral energy trade, and identifying new avenues to strengthen the India-US Energy Partnership”, the Indian Embassy here said in a social media post on Friday. US Ambassador to India, Sergei Gor, who was also present at the meeting, said America was ready to cooperate with India on civil nuclear cooperation in addition to other areas, such as coal gasification and US LPG exports. Later on Friday night, he hosted Misri at US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

 

“It was a pleasure to host @VikramMisri tonight at Mar a Lago! From trade and defence to energy, India and the United States stand ready to work closely together in the months and years ahead,” Gor posted on social media. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy Act (SHANTI Act) is considered the most sweeping reform in the civil nuclear sector in India. The law, which came into force last December, opens up the tightly-controlled civil nuclear space for private participation. It also repealed the Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act of 2010. Misri arrived in the US late Tuesday night on a three-day visit. He has held meetings with senior officials from the departments of defence, commerce and State.