Washington, Oct. 11 : India and the United States signed the 123 Agreement in Washington on Friday night, paving the way for nuclear commerce between the two countries.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice formally signed the landmark bilateral nuclear cooperation accord.

After signing the agreement, Mukherjee said, "Both India and the US Administration have now completed all our internal procedures to be able to sign this path breaking agreement."

Washington - The United States and India on Friday placed the final signatures on a landmark accord that allows US firms to sell civilian nuclear technology and material to India.

The bill reverses more than 30 years of US policy banning the export of nuclear technology to India in exchange for international inspections of India's civilian nuclear energy programme.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee signed the deal during a ceremony at the State Department, capping off three years of complicated negotiations.

Washington, Oct. 10 : India and the United States will sign the landmark bilateral nuclear cooperation accord in Washington on Friday night.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will formally sign the accord.

New Delhi, Oct 4 : Rejecting any differences over nuclear deal between India and United States, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today said that there are no ''open issues'' on the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement and it is only the administrative and procedural steps which are deferring the agreement.

She said the US stood behind its commitment and President George W. Bush will soon sign the legislation and 123 agreement in consistent with the Hyde act.

Hailing India''s good proliferation behavior Rice reiterated that Indo-US relations are beyond nuclear agreement.

New Delhi, Oct. 4 : Left activists staged a''Black Day'' demonstration here on Saturday in protest against the UPA Government''s decision to move ahead with the US-India nuclear deal.

Led by senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury and CPI leader D Raja, the activists marched towards the Hyderabad House here where External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were holding discussions but were prevented from reaching the venue.

New Delhi  - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi Saturday for talks with Indian officials days after a landmark civilian nuclear deal was approved by the Congress.

But it appeared clear that Rice and Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee would not be signing the 123 agreement that guides the deal due to administrative hitches.