Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, is scheduled to reach India on October 3, 2008 in order to celebrate the senate's clearance of the Indo-US nuclear deal. It is, however, not known yet as to whether she will or wont sign the landmark accord. Addressing the media on Thursday, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said that Rice 'will travel to India and Kazakhstan on October 3rd through the 5th.'

Sean McCormack did not specify whether Condoleezza Rice will also sign the implementing 123 Agreement during her stay in New Delhi. The US Secretary of State is slated to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani and other Indian leaders on issues Indo-US nuke deal.

It was on Wednesday, that the Indo-US nuclear deal was passed with 60 per cent of the senate voting in its favour. The approval bill eliminating the final legislative obstacle for resumption of civilian nuclear trade between the two countries after three decades is awaiting signature of President George W. Bush.