Russian nuclear powered icebreaker could facilitate India’s round year entry to Arctic

SOURCE: ET With the ceremonial launch of the nuclear-powered arctic icebreaker ‘Ural’ last weekend, Russia’s Rosatom Atomic Energy Corporation has completed another step towards ensuring all-year round navigability of the Northern Sea Route(NSR). The development opens up an opportunity for India to access resource rich Arctic via NSR through the year. During President Vladimir Putin’s visit here last October Russia […]

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