India's Nuclear Ambitions: A Scramble for Fuel Security The recent flurry of diplomatic activity across three continents, culminating in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Uzbekistan, has sent a clear signal that the world's largest democracy is no longer willing to quietly manage its fuel security needs.
The scramble for uranium is now out in the open. For decades, India's nuclear ambitions have been driven by an insatiable hunger for power.
With the Centre's Nuclear Energy Mission setting a target of 100 GW by 2047 – an eleven fold jump from current levels – the country's fuel security conundrum has become its primary concern.