THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has set the scene for a brawl at the ALP national conference by calling on the party to reverse its policy and allow uranium exports to India.

Calling for a policy change that is likely to be adopted, Ms Gillard says it is time for Labor to broaden its platform and ''strengthen our connection with dynamic, democratic India''.

Labor has long resisted selling uranium to India, which has nuclear weapons and nuclear power, because it refuses to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, a prerequisite Labor policy puts on uranium sales.

The opposition has been demanding for years that the government change policy so Australia can tap into the lucrative and growing Indian market and the Indians have also been applying pressure.