“The area of SMRs and AMRs has come up in more recent times, but has progressed quite quickly and the reason that you see a letter of intent is because both countries feel that there are real possibilities in taking this forward in the very near future,” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters during a briefing in Marseille.Misri said the demand for SMRs and AMRs has been identified as crucial, as AI will require vast amounts of electricity. “The amount of electricity that will be needed, if it is going to be sustainable, then it has to be something like nuclear power-driven electricity. That is the area in which SMRs and AMRs can play a key role,” the foreign secretary added.As for the trilateral cooperation, India and France will look to deliver projects in third countries “by seeing how we can leverage our respective strengths and our capabilities, whether it is in terms of financial support or technical collaboration or capacity-building collaboration,” Misri said.The bilateral roadmap on AI envisions that the norms reflect democratic values and promote human development.
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