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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicIndia nuclear power

Topic: India nuclear power

How govt plan to deploy small nuclear reactors can help power India’s transition to net zero

Through 'Bharat Small Reactor' policy announced in Union Budget, govt plans to partner with private firms for the first time to deploy small indigenous nuclear reactors.

International media on India’s growing nuclear capability & the much-awaited regional polls in J&K

Global media also writes on the relationship between India & Bangladesh following Sheikh Hasina's ouster, and US Vice-President Kamala Harris's changing stance on fracking & immigration.

US, China start new nuclear arms race. India must reassess its arsenal

India has no submarine-launch missile that can credibly threaten China even from the Bay of Bengal, let alone further south in the Indian Ocean.

Mountain in the molehill

There are several reasons why even people who would not normally lie do not like to speak the truth. One of these is that the truth usually is a terrible enemy of conspiracy theorists.

India’s nuclear power capacity set to double by 2031-32

Country's nuclear power capacity to increase from 8,180 MW to 22,480 MW.

Infra firm Megha Engineering bags $1.53 billion nuclear power generation deal from NPCIL

The contract includes construction of two 700 MW of electrical reactors at Karnataka’s Kaigs. According to the company, this is the highest-valued tender ever rolled out by NPCIL.

50 years of India being a self-reliant nuclear power. What the next govt should focus on

Sooner than later, India will have to fast-track the use of thorium as fuel, the third cycle of nuclear progression, reduce the use of fossil fuels, and minimise carbon emissions.

Vikram Sarabhai’s stand on nuclear weapons mirrors the ethical concerns of Nolan’s Oppenheimer

In the lead-up to Trinity, we do not think of catastrophe, future of humanity, or certainty of genocide. The audience is breathlessly eager to know if the damn thing will work.

Delhi’s nuclear trade with US still hasn’t taken off. Expanding it can help Make in India

In its last year in office, the Modi govt should consider revisiting the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act 2010, which stalled India-US nuclear cooperation.

India should declare that AI will not be used to autonomously launch nuclear weapons

Technological advancements like AI, quantum computing, nanotechnology, robotics have made it imperative to modernise the nuclear arsenal.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.