India, Russia ink nuke fuel pact

India and Russia on Monday signed a broad-based agreement in civil nuclear field that will ensure transfer of technology and uninterrupted uranium fuel supplies to its nuclear reactors. The two countries also inked three pacts in the defence sector.

The agreements were signed after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The Prime Minister said the agreement will deepen and strengthen the already existing nuclear cooperation between the two countries.