Recently, India signed a deal known as ‘Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ with which of the following countries?

The correct option is Russia.

India and Russia signed a significant agreement titled the ‘Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field’ in October 2018 during the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit held in New Delhi.

Key Details of the Agreement:

1. Objective: The action plan aims to enhance bilateral cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, including the construction of additional Russian-designed nuclear power plants in India (such as expanding the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant) and joint nuclear project collaboration in third countries.

2. Partnership: It was signed between India's Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom).