Will India get N-waiver? NSG to decide

It is the big day for the nuclear deal as the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) begins a two-day meeting in Vienna.

Without the NSG's approval, India cannot import nuclear fuel and technology from the world.

However, several countries still have concerns and since a decision at the NSG has to be unanimous, India is lobbying hard.

On Wednesday night, Indian officials, including foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Prime Minister's special envoy Shyam Saran met with the past, present and future heads of the NSG, namely, South Africa, Germany and Hungary.

The Indian team looked relaxed and even enjoyed some coffee ahead of the meeting, that prepared the groundwork for Thursday.

Ahead of the meeting in Vienna, US ambassador David Mulford spoke exclusively to NDTV. He said, "We think we will eventually get a consensus, but don't know how quickly."

"This won't be easy, we need to be patient," he said.