🔆 Key Takeaways: Debate on India’s Nuclear Liability Framework 📍 Context of the Debate ✅ Discussions are ongoing to amend India’s nuclear liability framework, mainly governed by the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA), 2010 and the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), 1962. ✅ The aim is to boost nuclear energy capacity from 8 GW to 100 GW by 2047 as part of India’s clean energy ambitions. 📍 Need for Amendments ✅ Ashley Tellis argues that India cannot meet its nuclear energy goals without foreign collaboration, which is hindered by current liability laws. ✅ D. Raghunandan highlights two flawed assumptions: the roadblock to nuclear power expansion is investment and no major nuclear supplier has shown the ability to expand capacity at the pace India aims for. 📍 Legal and Investment Hurdles ✅ The Indian nuclear liability law is a genuine impediment to foreign participation. ✅ NPCIL waived liability in contractual agreements, but the logic of this approach remains untested in court. ✅ Rosatom also refused partic