The Indo-US nuclear deal, comes after months of negotiations and lobbying. Here’s the bumpy ride the deal has had:
July 27, 2006: US House passes Indo-US nuclear Bill by a landslide July 26, 2006: India won't accept new conditions in N-deal: PM July 19: We will stand up for the deal we negotiated: Burns July 15: Bush, Putin praise Indian non-proliferation July 06: Indians in US did their bit- Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs June 29: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee marks up the bill for implementing N-deal with 16 members voting in favour and only two against it June 28, 2006: US House of Representatives international relations committee passes Bill seeking Indo-US nuke deal implementation by an overwhelming 37-5 majority June 23: India says it is committed to credible minimum deterrent June 22: US says it is against deal breaker changes to N-deal May 12, 2006: N-separation plan tabled in Parliament May 18, 2006: N-deal to be within July 18 framework: Rice to Indian parliamentarians April 20, 2006: N-deal must be seen in light of growing ties: Rice March 02, 2006: India-US ink landmark nuclear agreement July 18, 2005: Bush-Singh joint statement calls for a nuke deal between two countries.
