India pledges full security for nuclear sites

“We will do all that is within our power to ensure the safety and security of our nuclear installations, there should be no doubt about that,” Singh told reporters after talks with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Singh's assurances came after it was revealed that a man detained in the United States on charges of plotting attacks in India, had traveled to Indian states that have atomic installations.

India is currently negotiating a civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement with Ottawa under which Canada is expected to supply India with uranium to fuel its atomic power plants.

Energy-starved India has signed similar pacts with the United States, France and Russia, which allow the import of nuclear fuel to power its growing economy.

Harper, for his part, described India as “a stable and reliable country” adding: “We have no reservations in pursuing such... an agreement.”

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