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Canada and India have moved beyond what was once a “frosty relationship” with a series of agreements and promises that will send Canadian uranium to the South Asian nation, liberalize visas for Canadian travellers, “soon” ratify a long-awaited foreign investment deal and lay a road map to complete stalled trade talks.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday an agreement has been reached that will see Saskatchewan-based Cameco Corp. supply India with uranium to fuel the country’s nuclear power facilities.

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Modi was in Ottawa to start a three-day tour of Canada, the first visit by an Indian prime minister in more than four decades.

The two leaders trumpeted a series of other agreements or progress in various negotiations. Here’s a look at some of the items they announced.

Uranium deal:

Cameco, a Saskatoon-based company, has signed a $350-million deal that will see it supply India with seven million pounds of uranium over the next five years to fuel that country’s nuclear power facilities to produce electricity.