US and India sign nuclear deal
Last Updated : Oct 11 2008 | 12:00 AM IST
The United States and India on Friday signed the nuclear deal which will allow India to buy U.S. civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades. The accord was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The accord has reached after years of tortuous negotiations and criticism by non-proliferation advocates.