NSG hurdle over, India gets waiver

Posted: Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 0055 hrs IST
Updated: Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 0055 hrs IST

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Vienna, Sep 6: States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation and US Additional Protocol Implementation Act

Dec 18, 2006: President Bush signs into law congressional legislation on Indian atomic energy

July 27, 2007: Negotiations on a bilateral agreement between the US and India conclude

Aug 3, 2007: The text of the Agreement for Cooperation between the US and India concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy’ (123 Agreement) is released by both governments

Aug 13, 2007: Singh makes a suo motu statement on the deal in Parliament Left parties withdraw support to the government

July 9, 2008: The draft India-specific safeguards accord with the IAEA circulated to IAEA’s Board of Governors for approval

July 10, 2008: PM calls for a vote of confidence in Parliament

July 22, 2008: UPA government wins trust vote in the Lok Sabha

July 24, 2008: India launches full blast lobbying among the 45-nation NSG for an exemption for nuclear commerce

Aug 1, 2008: IAEA Board of Governors adopts India-specific safeguards agreement unanimously

Aug 21-22, 2008: The NSG meet to consider an India waiver ends inconclusively amid reservations by some countries

Sep 4-6, 2008: The NSG meets for the second time on the issue after the US comes up with a revised draft and grants waiver to India after marathon parleys

—Agencies...

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