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India changes tune, defends Iran Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2006 By Jawed Naqvi NEW DELHI, Jan 27: India on Friday distanced itself from US-led calls to isolate Iran at next week's meeting of the IAEA after controversial remarks on the issue by Washington's envoy to Delhi enraged the nation as seldom seen before. The Indian foreign ministry, facing a barrage of criticism for apparent obsequiousness towards Washington that ranged from allies in the Left Front to former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, appeared to have rowed back from its recent bonhomie with the United States. "During the past two weeks, India has been undertaking active consultations with all key members of the IAEA Board of Governors and with Iran, in order to avoid confrontation and to promote the widest possible consensus on handling the Iran nuclear issue," a spokesman for the Indian foreign ministry said. He explained that in all the consultations, India has urged "that Iran's right to develop peaceful uses of nuclear energy for its development consistent with its international obligations and commitments should be respected". Full Article : dawn.com |
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