U.S. and India Sign Nuclear Deal

President Bush and the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that they have reached an agreement regarding an "historic" nuclear pact, which will power India's nuclear civilian energy, while allowing it to keep nuclear weapons.

The two sides made mutual understanding in implementing the agreement reached in July of last year, during Singh's visit to Washington. "I am looking forward to working with our United States Congress to change decades of law that will enable us to move forward in this important initiative," Bush stated.

He also mentioned: "We concluded an historic agreement today on nuclear power. It's not an easy job for the prime minister to achieve this agreement, I understand. It's not easy for the American president to achieve this agreement. But it's a necessary agreement. It's one that will help both our peoples."

India agreed to separate its military from its civilian nuclear program, while putting the civilian program under the guidance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as long as the United Stated supplies nuclear technology and fuel. India made a permanent concord to classify 14 of its 22 reactors as civilian facilities, subjecting them for the first time to international inspection.

Protests today on the streets of New Delhi were calmer than in the past few days; less than 10,000 people showed up shouting slogans as "I am Bush. I ambush" or "Bush go back." "We oppose Bush and our government. Why did they invite Bush?", said an agricultural laborer.

However, it still remains unclear how the two sides compromised on this issue, since the Indian government has not released the details of the final separation plan.