India gets NSG waiver

figona writes: The deal is done. And it's a big deal for India. It has gained unique status as the only nuclear weapons power to be allowed global nuclear commerce without signing either the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty or Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, until now a precondition for entering the elite nuclear club When the NSG "adjusted its guidelines" for India on Saturday, after 76 hours of high drama, it marked a delicious irony. It came into being 34 years ago as a response to India's 1974 Pokharan test and yet, on Saturday, the NSG was bending its rules to accommodate India's nuclear ambitions. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/After_NSG_waiver_all_eyes_on_US_Congress/articleshow/3453734.cms