Russia tonight welcomed NDA government's decision to increase the number of nuclear power plants saying it is the only way to solve India's energy crisis.
"The Indian govt is talking about 22-24 nuclear power units, that is the roadmap, because India has no way out of its energy crisis. It has been calculated that if India by 2030 has all the oil produced in the world, it will not be enough for sustainable developement. Therefore, to solve the energy problem of India, nuclear energy is the only option, just as we did," Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M. Kadakin told reporters here.
Kadakin said the two countries are on the same boat on the issue of maintaining stability in neighbouring Afghanistan post-withdrawal of US forces from there.
"We are on the same boat as you. On the Afghan situation post withdrawal, our vision is absolutely similar. We have a number of channels and mechanism with India where we have very close cordination and co-orporation between national security councils and foreign ministries, between our special agencies on how we can together with India oppose the threat to Afghanistan.
"If Afghanistan is not stable after the withdrawl, then it will have an effect on India and Russia in every possible way--religious extremisim, drug trafficking, murders and all that. Our vision is the same and we shall work jointly to lessen the possible effects of things which might come," he said.
