India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement

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The India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement is a landmark 2008 deal that ended India's nuclear isolation by allowing civilian nuclear trade and cooperation between India and the United States despite India's non-signatory status to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement ⓘ
civil nuclear cooperation agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
aimedTo enable civilian nuclear trade between India and the United States ⓘ
end India’s nuclear isolation ⓘ
integrate India into the global nuclear order ⓘ
allows export of US civilian nuclear technology to India ⓘ
supply of nuclear fuel to India’s civilian reactors ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 123 Agreement ⓘ
US–India 123 Agreement ⓘ
US–India Civil Nuclear Agreement ⓘ
approvedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
President of the United States George W. Bush ⓘ
linked to: George W. Bush

United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
basedOn Section 123 of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ⓘ
considered landmark in India–United States strategic partnership ⓘ
major shift in US non-proliferation policy toward India ⓘ
controversy concerns about India’s continued production of fissile material for weapons ⓘ
perceived weakening of the global non-proliferation regime ⓘ
countryInvolved Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India

United States of America ⓘ
dateSigned 2007-10-10 ⓘ
enabledBy United States–India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 ⓘ
waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group for India ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 2008-12-06 ⓘ
hasEffect allowed India to engage in civilian nuclear trade with NSG members ⓘ
facilitated construction of new nuclear power reactors in India with foreign collaboration ⓘ
recognized India as a responsible nuclear-armed state outside the NPT ⓘ
negotiationContext July 18, 2005 joint statement by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W. Bush ⓘ
negotiationStarted 2005-07-18 ⓘ
opposedBy Left Front parties in India ⓘ
some non-proliferation advocates in the United States ⓘ
placeSigned Washington, D.C. ⓘ
politicalLeaderInvolved Condoleezza Rice ⓘ
George W. Bush ⓘ
Manmohan Singh ⓘ
Pranab Mukherjee ⓘ
relatedOrganization International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
Nuclear Suppliers Group ⓘ
requires India to adhere to strengthened nuclear export control guidelines ⓘ
India to maintain its unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing ⓘ
placing designated Indian civilian nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards ⓘ
separation of India’s civilian and military nuclear facilities ⓘ
sectorImpacted defence and strategic relations between India and the United States ⓘ
nuclear power sector in India ⓘ
signatory Government of India ⓘ
Government of the United States of America ⓘ
subject civilian nuclear cooperation ⓘ
nuclear commerce ⓘ
nuclear non-proliferation ⓘ

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India–United States relations → hasAgreement → India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement ⓘ
2004 Next Steps in Strategic Partnership → laidGroundworkFor → India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement ⓘ
linked to: India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement
2004 Next Steps in Strategic Partnership → relatedTo → India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement ⓘ
linked to: India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement
India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement → alsoKnownAs → US–India Civil Nuclear Agreement ⓘ
linked to: India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement
India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement → alsoKnownAs → US–India 123 Agreement ⓘ
linked to: India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement
India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement → enabledBy → United States–India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 ⓘ
linked to: India–US Civil Nuclear Agreement