23.6.10

India - Canada N-deal

The nuclear agreement with Canada will be the latest in a series of civil nuclear agreements India has been signing with key countries in the wake of the deal with the US. It will allow Canadian companies to export and import “controlled’’ nuclear materials, equipment and technology to and from India. In effect, this will see India’s nuclear history coming a full circle. In 1974, Canada had accused India of conducting its first nuclear test with Canadian nuclear material, which was supposed to be for peaceful uses.Briefing journalists, Vivek Katju, secretary (west) in the MEA, said India and Canada were also working on a slew of other agreements on science and technology, health, agriculture and culture. He said a number of agreements and MoUs were under active negotiations and were likely to be concluded and signed during the PM’s visit. These included civil nuclear energy cooperation, social security, mining, higher education and culture.

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