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| 'India will not tolerate another state with nuclear weapons' |
| 2006-04-19 |
| NEW DELHI: India will not tolerate another nuclear weapon state in its neighbourhood, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh told a delegation of Muslim organisations on Tuesday. "Iran has had a clandestine nuclear programme for several years and it is not in our national interest to have another nuclear weapon state in our neighbourhood," said Singh. He advised Iran to fulfil all duties of a signatory state to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT). However, Iran is also entitled to all the rights given in the treaty, he added. The prime minister said that improved relations between India and the United States were in the country's interest. There is no question of New Delhi succumbing to external pressure regarding its foreign policy, he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 I suspect a number of countries feel the same way but are reluctant to side with the Great Satan against their Muslim brothers. When the dust settles, it will be like when the Israelis whacked Osirak - lots of public tsk-tsking while everyone sighed with relief. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2006-04-19 20:13 |
| #5 "The prime minister said that improved relations between India and the United States were in the country's interest. There is no question of New Delhi succumbing to external pressure regarding its foreign policy, he added." I love it when you get to put the queen back on the board. |
| Posted by: Jules 2006-04-19 19:19 |
| #4 Not direct Indian action. But with India's historic business relationships, contacts and inside intellegence teamed with our, or perhaps the supplier of India's new Phalcon systems, military capability DOES open new possibilities. |
| Posted by: Ulaick Spese3922 2006-04-19 16:49 |
| #3 Don't imagine India military action is gonna happen. But if it holds this is a political sea change. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-04-19 10:21 |
| #2 Hmmm.... Iran getting hit from multiple directions at once? Indian airpower from the east and US from the West? I'm off to make my wish list from Santa now. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-04-19 10:04 |
| #1 Has that this is huge feeling about it. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-04-19 08:20 |