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Power Nuclear energy can be engine of growth, says IAEA chief
Our Bureau New Delhi, Oct. 10 The Chairman of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Dr Mohammed El Baradei, on Wednesday played down the India-specific safeguards issue and called on India to make use of nuclear technology to improve the lives of its people. Dr El Baradei told newspersons after meeting with the Minister for External Affairs, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, that the issue of India initiating talks with IAEA did not figure in the 30-minute meeting. “As a friend of India I would like to see India get state-of-the-art nuclear technology and hopefully, it would be able to make full use of the nuclear technology. “The safeguard issue is not a significant issue. I did not ask the External Affairs Minister when talks with the IAEA would start, nor did he tell me,” Dr El Baradei said. Political dialogueDr El Baradei said he was aware of the ongoing domestic political dialogue on the nuclear issue, and that there was no deadline for India interacting with the IAEA. The IAEA chief felt that both India and China could make use of nuclear energy for the benefit of their people. “Nuclear energy can be an engine of growth and lift the people, especially those living at less than $1 a day,” he said, and added that it could also help the country achieve and sustain high growth in the economy. More Stories on : Power | Economy
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