 In 2005, the United States signed a nuclear co-operation agreement with India even though the latter is not a part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.The United States agreed that India's strong nuclear non-proliferation record made it an exception and persuaded other Nuclear Suppliers Group members to sign similar deals with India.On 2 March 2006 India and the United States signed the Indo-US Nuclear Pact on co-operation in civilian nuclear field.