•India and Canada signed a $2.6 billion uranium supply deal on March 2, 2026, during Canadian PM Mark Carney's New Delhi visit.
•Cameco Corp. will supply 22 million pounds of uranium (2027-2035) to India's Department of Atomic Energy for civilian reactors, aiming for 22 GW nuclear capacity by 2031.
•Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi expressed "concern," calling the agreement a "country-specific exception" in civil nuclear cooperation.
•Pakistan cited India's 1974 nuclear test, alleging bias and questioning global export control norms and India's IAEA safeguards.
•Islamabad fears external uranium supplies could enable India to use domestic reserves for military purposes, impacting South Asia's strategic balance.
