Visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a key deal to build four nuclear power plants in India, BBC online reports Friday.
The deal follows the landmark civilian nuclear accord between India and United States earlier this year. In September, the Nuclear Suppliers Group lifted a ban that had stopped India from getting access to the global nuclear market.
Russia will now build four nuclear energy reactors at Kudankulam in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Russia is already building two other reactors at the Kudankulam site. France has also signed a co-operation nuclear pact with Delhi.
India will buy 80 military helicopters from Russia, too, cementing a relationship that dates back to the Cold War. Around 70 per cent of Indias military hardware comes from Russia.
