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India-Russia ink pact to build reactors for Kudankulam nuclear plant

Putin says Russia is ready to build a dozen nuclear reactors in India over the next 20 years

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia. Photo: Reuters

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Russia signed an agreement with the Indian government on Thursday to build two new reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu and said it would loan India $4.2 billion to help fund construction.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to build a dozen nuclear reactors in India over the next 20 years to back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's growth strategy for Asia's third-largest economy, which continues to suffer chronic power shortages.

The agreement to build reactors 5 and 6 at Kudankulam was signed in St Petersburg during a meeting between Putin and Modi at an economic