A deal for Australia to supply India with uranium could still be struck, even after Australia's recent confirmation that it will not be exporting the fuel to the sub-continent, reversing an agreement made by the previous government.
Exporting uranium to India "will not occur under the new government because we have a long-standing commitment of not exporting uranium, Australian uranium, to nations who are not party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty [NPT]," Australian
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith told reporters in late January during a visit to the United States.
Last August, the pre-general election Howard government broke from Australia's previously stated position on uranium exports by agreeing to supply uranium to India, which is not a signatory to the NPT.
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