New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- The US government on Monday welcomed the enactment of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, saying that it would pave the way for nuclear cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.

Hours after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the SHANTI Bill on Monday, the US Embassy in India posted, "We welcome India's new SHANTI Bill, a step towards a stronger energy security partnership and peaceful civil nuclear cooperation."

"The United States stands ready to undertake joint innovation and R&D in the energy sector," the post added.

The SHANTI Bill, passed earlier by both Houses of Parliament and enacted into law on Monday, repealed the Atomic Energy Ac...