After Canada, Modi Seals India's 2nd Uranium Deal of 2026 With Australian PM Albanese | FP Explains

India is making one of its biggest bets on nuclear energy, and uranium is at the heart of it. After signing a landmark uranium supply agreement with Canada's Cameco, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now secured another major uranium export pathway with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Together, these two deals could power India's ambitious plan to expand nuclear capacity from under 9 GW today to 100 GW by 2047. But why does India need imported uranium despite having its own reserves? Why are Australia and Canada becoming critical to India's energy security? And how do these agreements fit into India's three-stage nuclear programme, AI-driven electricity demand, thorium ambitions, and strategic defence needs? We explain. TIME STAMPS: 00:00 – India's Nuclear Energy Ambitions 01:15 – The Challenge of Domestic Reserves 01:54 – Breaking the Freeze: The Canada Deal 02:50 – Landmark Agreement with Australia 04:25 – Australia’s Role in Global Uranium Supply 05:16 – AI Infrastructure & The Three-Stage Program 06:52 – Beyond Uranium: The Critical Minerals Map --- PM Modi Australia | India Uranium Deal | Nuclear Energy India | Anthony Albanese | Cameco | Australia Uranium | India Energy Security | Canada Uranium | Firstpost #india #uranium #modi #australia #canada #nuclearenergy #energysecurity #albanese #firstpost Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on X:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... OC_VOICED