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[edit] Need to Break Out Section on India Situation

The new US/India situation needs to be brought out as the co-equal second phase of the entire subject, not just as a mention at the end. The founding purpose of the organization was to block exports to India. And now its most powerful member is about to start exports... to India. This seems to be a sea change.

Does it effectively reduce the organization to meaninglessness?

Is the NSG a binding legal treaty? Will the US be violating international law?

Is the NSG directly connected to the Non-Proliferation Treaty? Is is possible or impossible that -- or uncertain whether -- an NSG member is allowed to export to a non-NPT nation like India?

Can a nation such as the US which will be in violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty by exporting to India even be a member of the NSG?

What concept -- "safe use"? -- will the US be trying to use to justify altering NSG policy regarding India?

Here's some reading that touches on the subject of both what exactly Congress has actually agreed to (do they require NSG acquiencence before anything can occur?) and the Bush administration's intentions:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061221/pl_nm/nuclear_india_usa_dc

[edit] NPOV Issue

Quoting from article -

This ironically (keeping in mind the origin of the group) will exert pressure on the Nuclear Suppliers Group to ease restrictions on exports to India

As ironic as this may or may not be - inclusion of this line in a factual article that should be independent of viewpoints is debatable. User comments welcome.