Overview
- Canada and India finalized a C$2.6 billion agreement under which Cameco will supply nearly 22 million pounds of uranium ore concentrate to India’s Department of Atomic Energy from 2027 to 2035, with cooperation planned on small modular and advanced reactors.
- Pakistan’s Foreign Office said civil nuclear collaboration should follow a non‑discriminatory, criteria‑based approach for non‑NPT states, citing India’s 1974 test linked to a Canadian‑supplied reactor and questioning safeguards and non‑proliferation assurances.
- Islamabad warned that assured foreign fuel could free India’s domestic uranium for military use, enabling larger fissile material stockpiles and deepening strategic asymmetries in South Asia.
- India rejected the criticism in press coverage, pointing to Pakistan’s proliferation history highlighted by the A.Q. Khan network and portraying the Canada deal as part of its civilian energy push within established international frameworks.
- Following the announcement, Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar spoke by phone with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand as Ottawa and New Delhi pressed ahead with a wider reset that includes CEPA talks and trade goals targeted at $50 billion by 2030.