India, March 3 -- With India and Canada sealing a key pact on the supply of uranium, the Congress on Monday said this was made possible only because of the 2008 Indo-US nuclear agreement, which was signed as a result of then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's insistence and persistence.

India and Canada on Monday sealed key pacts on the supply of uranium and critical minerals and vowed to soon conclude a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. This came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney held wide-ranging talks in New Delhi.

Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, said India and Canada have signed an agreement on the supply of uranium and on cooperation in buildi...