India Poised to Secure Long-Term Uranium Supply From Russia

  • PM Modi hopes visit to Russia will yield nuclear fuel pact
  • Military agreement also likely to be signed during trip

Rail trucks loaded with rocks containing uranium ore.

Photographer: Martin Divisek/Bloomberg
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Russia and India are likely to agree on a long-term uranium supply pact for a nuclear power plant coming online in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, said senior officials with knowledge of the matter.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on Monday and Tuesday for the first time in five years. He’s expected to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin to help re-energize relations between the two countries and likely deliver strategic deals.