New Delhi: September 4, 2008 -  The fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal will be sealed today, at the all important Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting at Vienna.

Ahead of the crucial meeting TV channel TIMES NOW has accessed the revised India specific waiver draft, which maintains that, India has voluntarily committed itself to continuing its unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing and its readiness to work with others towards the conclusion of a Multilateral Fissile Material Cut-off treaty.

This essentially means, India will refrain from testing nuclear missiles and committing to sign and adhere to an Additional Protocol with respect to India's nuclear facilities.

India is also deciding to separate civilian nuclear facilities in a phased manner and to file a declaration with the IAEA in accordance to the separation plan.

The draft also highlights India refraining from transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technologies to states that do not have them and supporting international efforts to limit them.

It also focuses on harmonising its export and control the list of guidelines with those of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and committing to adhere to the NSG guidelines.

However, what seem like specific waivers for India also lists that the governments can transfer nuclear technology to India for peaceful purposes and for use in IAEA safeguard civil nuclear facilities satisfying clauses.

The participating government may transfer nuclear related dual use of equipment materials, software and related technology to India for peaceful purposes and for the use in civilian nuclear facilities, under the IAEA safeguards provided transfer satisfies clauses.

Although those opposing the N-deal will continue to maintain that the changes in the NSG Draft are cosmetic, the revised India-specific waiver draft, which will be considered by Nuclear Suppliers Group today makes it incumbent on the grouping's head to hold regular consultations over New Delhi's adherence to its guidelines on global atomic trade.

The draft, which has been changed after demands by a number of NSG countries to address non-proliferation concerns, falls short of the demand made by some NSG countries. The demands made are for periodic review of India's adherence to the grouping's guidelines as a condition for granting the waiver, which has been opposed by New Delhi. A final decision on these concerns will be taken today.