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2005
July 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W Bush agree on a landmark civilian nuclear deal in Washington.
2006
March 2: India and the US sign the nuclear agreement during Bush's visit to New Delhi.
July 28: The Left parties demand threadbare discussion on the issue in Parliament.
November 16: US Congress passes the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Dec 18: Bush signs a historic law allowing civilian nuclear trade with India.
2007
August 3: India, US unveil the 123 Agreement.
August 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh makes a suo motu statement on the deal in Parliament.
August 17: CPM general secretary Prakash Karat says that the 'honeymoon (with government) may be over but the marriage can go on'.
2008
September 4: UPA-Left committee to discuss nuclear deal set up.
February 25: Left parties say the UPA would have to choose between the deal and its government's stability.
March 3: Left parties warn of 'serious consequences' if the nuclear deal is operationalised.
March 6: Left parties set a deadline asking the government to make it clear by March 15 whether it intended to proceed with the nuclear deal or drop it.
March 7: CPI writes to the prime minister, warns of withdrawal of support if government goes ahead with the deal.
March 14: CPI-M says the Left parties will not be responsible if the government falls over the nuclear deal.
April 23: Government says it will seek the sense of the House on the 123 Agreement before it is taken up for ratification by the American Congress.
June 17: Pranab Mukherjee meets Prakash Karat, asks the Left to allow the government to go ahead with IAEA safeguards agreement.
June 30: Prime Minister says his government prepare to face Parliament before operationalising the deal.
July 8: Left parties withdraw support to government.
July 9: The draft India-specific safeguards accord with the IAEA circulated to IAEA'S Board of Governors for approval.
July 10: Prime Minister calls for a vote of confidence in Parliament.
July 14: The IAEA says it will meet on Aug 1 to consider the India-specific safeguards agreement.
July 18: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon briefs the IAEA Board of Governors and some NSG countries in Vienna on the safeguards agreement.
July 22: 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.
July 22: UPA government wins trust vote in the Lok Sabha.
July 24: India dismisses warning by Pakistan that the deal will accelerate an atomic arms race in the sub-continent.
July 24: India launches full blast lobbying among the 45-nation NSG for an exemption for nuclear commerce.
July 25: IAEA secretariat briefs member states on India-specific safeguards agreement.
Aug 1: IAEA Board of Governors adopts India-specific safeguards agreement unanimously.
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It is often said that modern-day "Nitizens" do not mind for 'Nation and or National Interests" if to acquire some hardware/software .. !!They might not protest on 'portals' or in public if required to surrender to Foreign interests like in N-deal with the USA. But this is nothing but myth .. !! Protests are coming forth from all corners against the deal .. when it is going to surrender our soverignity to others. The IAEA will enter our country only to inspect our civilian N-plants "perpetually" where extreme costly supplies will come from USA which is again conditional .. !! What a sell off .. !! The chronology depicted above shows that the 'managers' in the Govt. under a so-called clean PM was kept the nation in dark and was secretly preparing .. whereas their Left friends were alarming quite clearly not to go ahead .. !! The nation was divided for/against the deal without knowing the details. Ultimately, when exposed, the supporters had to resort to 'bribing' and 'cross-voting' in Parliament to get a Confidence .. !! The nation is shamed .. the Indian 'nitizens' are not in a position to keep their faces to their global pals .. !!