India’s Thorium Bet at Kalpakkam Signals a Long-Horizon Energy Security Play
The Diplomat’s interview with former AEC chairman Anil Kakodkar portrays a landmark development at Kalpakkam as a key step in India’s three-stage nuclear strategy aimed at eventually leveraging thorium. The source frames the approach as supportive of net-zero goals and energy independence, while underscoring technical, cost, and public-perception risks that could shape real-world deployment.