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

10 July 2008: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls for a vote of

confidence in Parliament.

14 July 2008: The IAEA says it will meet on 1 August to consider the

India-specific safeguards agreement.

18 July 2008: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon briefs the IAEA

Board of Governors and some NSG countries in Vienna on the
safeguards agreement.

22 July 2008: The Government is willing to look at “possible

amendments” to the Atomic Energy Act to ensure that the country’s
strategic autonomy will never be compromised, says Prime Minister

Singh.

22 July 2008: The UPA Government led by Manmohan Singh wins trust

vote in the Lok Sabha in India.

24 July 2008: India dismisses warning by Pakistan that the deal will
accelerate an atomic arms race in the sub-continent.

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

25 July 2008: IAEA secretariat briefs member states on India-specific

safeguards agreement.

1 August 2008: IAEA Board of Governors adopts India-specific

safeguards agreement unanimously.

21–22 August 2008: The NSG meet to consider an India waiver ends
inconclusively amid reservations by some countries.

4–6 September 2008: The NSG meets for the second time on the issue

after the US comes up with a revised draft and grants a waiver to India

after marathon parleys.