President George W. Bush of the United States in July 2005 paved the way for momentous
changes leading to the opening up of international civil nuclear cooperation with India. As a
follow up, India prepared a Separation Plan to offer several of its indigenously built nuclear
reactors and fuel cycle facilities under safeguards by the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) and negotiated an India-Specific Safeguards Agreement. India also launched …