India’s ambitions to enter the global manufacturing value chain of Small Modular Reactors is getting the institutional backing needed to catalyse the move, with three key policy enablers flagged by the government in its budget. Legislative Tangles, Private Participation The first step is the creation of a separate vertical within the Department of Atomic Energy with the explicit objective of fostering private participation in what is now an overwhelmingly state-controlled Indian nuclear establishment. This would be on the lines of what was tried out in the space sector, which is now proving to be a resounding success. The exercise would…