India’s Uranium Ambitions Strengthen Strategic Ties with Central Asia
India's civilian nuclear expansion drives uranium cooperation with Central Asia. A landmark $4 billion uranium supply agreement was signed in 2026 between Kazakhstan's Kazatomprom and India's Department of Atomic Energy. India aims for 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047 and has passed the SHANTI Act to attract investment. Uzbekistan also supplies uranium under a 2019 agreement. The partnership enhances India's fuel security and Kazakhstan's market access.
India's civilian nuclear expansion drives uranium cooperation with Central Asia. A landmark $4 billion uranium supply agreement was signed in 2026 between Kazakhstan's Kazatomprom and India's Department of Atomic Energy. India aims for 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047 and has passed the SHANTI Act to attract investment. Uzbekistan also supplies uranium under a 2019 agreement. The partnership enhances India's fuel security and Kazakhstan's market access.
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India's civilian nuclear expansion drives uranium cooperation with Central Asia. A landmark $4 billion uranium supply agreement was signed in 2026 between Kazakhstan's Kazatomprom and India's Department of Atomic Energy. India aims for 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047 and has passed the SHANTI Act to attract investment. Uzbekistan also supplies uranium under a 2019 agreement. The partnership enhances India's fuel security and Kazakhstan's market access.
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