The Indo-US Nuclear Deal's Journey So far

July 18, 2005 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Bush agree in principle to a landmark civilian nuclear deal. The deal reverses 30 years of US policy opposing nuclear cooperation with India because it never signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
March 3, 2006 Bush visits India and meets Manmohan Singh. The two leaders agree on India’s plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear reactors, a key requirement for the deal.
March 15, 2006 US Rep Henry Hyde and Senator Richard Lugar, at the request of the Bush administration, introduce a legislation that would advance the India-US nuclear agreement and weaken the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 .
Dec 8-9, 2006 Both houses of US Congress pass final version of the nuclear deal. The bill is passed with the inclusion of some of the added nonproliferation measures.
August 3, 2007 Text of the bilateral India-US pact, called the 123 Agreement, is unveiled simultaneously in both countries. Indian analysts say it meets most of New Delhi’s demands, but Left parties threaten to withdraw support over the pact.
July 7-9, 2008 In the wake of PM’s statement saying India is going to IAEA, Left withdraws support to UPA govt. India submits the restricted safeguards agreement to the IAEA for clarification and the final go July 22, 2008 Manmohan Singh wins trust vote in LS.
Aug 1, 2008 The deal clears its first global test as the IAEA board unanimously approves the safeguards pact. The first NSG meeting on August 19 is adjourned as six countries raise objections to a clean waiver to India. The second round begins on September 4 .