India is holding talks with Uzbekistan and other countries to procure nuclear fuel as part of its plan to create a strategic uranium reserve to ensure long-term security.
Talks are currently being held with Uzbekistan, and a delegation from the Central Asian country visited India last month for a detailed discussion, a senior government offical said.
The delegation came just two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in June, said a senior External Affairs Ministry official, requesting anonymity.
Apart from domestic production, India currently imports uranium from Kazakhstan and Canada.
This is used to provide fuel to the indigenously built pressurised heavy water reactors.
There are also agreements in place to import uranium from Namibia and Mongolia.
