Indian PM Stresses Continued Cooperation with Iran

[idune]

watch carefully where indians are taking 180 turn on using US shoulder to be super power and contain China (as i predicted on other thread). Now indians dont want anything with uncle shoulder on central Asian plain as uncle has a loosing position. I am sure uncle is reading lines coming out of Delhi with Iranian official on the side.

 

[Rocky25]

As India have helped Myanmar to come out of the shadow we should work with Iran too.

But for this Iran should also show some flexibility and India should talk with Israel and USA on it.

Stupid move.... Unless they ask your mediation... don't go for it... Buy oil from Iran, But military machines from US & Israel and do your job.... we have more pressing problems!

 

[Rocky25]

watch carefully where indians are taking 180 turn on using US shoulder to be super power and contain China (as i predicted on other thread). Now indians dont want anything with uncle shoulder on central Asian plain as uncle has a loosing position. I am sure uncle is reading lines coming out of Delhi with Iranian official on the side.

First of all, US is too big to fall or fail.... That too not any time soon!

If India and Iran are having good business among them, It does not mean India should cut off its relationship just because US does not like it.

It is like if there are 3 friends, If two of them fight, they expect the third to side with anyone of them! Why cant third maintain a friendly relationship with the other two?

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

India wants to be our friend but the yanks are trying to stopp them.
India and Iran were friends long time before the yanks even were invented by a experiment gone wrong.

 

[IndoUS]

India wants to be our friend but the yanks are trying to stopp them.
India and Iran were friends long time before the yanks even were invented by a experiment gone wrong.

Iran and India have a long standing friendship, we don't want any enemy and we don't want to lose a partner. US should take care of its own problem rather than dragging other countries into it.

 

[rajnikant]

Indian navy not even a match with China.... Forget about US! Yes US may be unhappy still India will have good relations with Iran, Russia, US and Israel! Unique indeed!

yes man its unique in this world and I am proud of our country's foreign policies..

 

[Yeti]

India wants to be our friend but the yanks are trying to stopp them.
India and Iran were friends long time before the yanks even were invented by a experiment gone wrong.

This is why Singh needs to visit Tehran on a state visit to show USA we will never give up our relations and infact we will further our ties.

 

[harpoon]

This is why Singh needs to visit Tehran on a state visit to show USA we will never give up our relations and infact we will further our ties.

Not really. How many times MMS or any PM for that matter visited Israel who sells us weapons worth billions. You don't have to visit to get the point across.

 

[Yeti]

Not really. How many times MMS or any PM for that matter visited Israel who sells us weapons worth billions. You don't have to visit to get the point across.

No disrespect to Israel but they are not a big country like Iran who we share civisational links with. In the last UN summit held in New york, Singh accepted Ahmadinejad's offer of visiting Tehran on a state visit and i would love to see the red carpet rolled out it will really send a message and further our ties.


Manmohan to visit Iran for closer ties - Hindustan Times

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Not really. How many times MMS or any PM for that matter visited Israel who sells us weapons worth billions. You don't have to visit to get the point across.

Visiting Israel is diffrent and with the right wing Netanyahu goverment in power it is not a good idea at the moment it will send the wrong message, however we will continue to expand trade, defence relations with Israel no matter that.

 

[SinoChallenger]

watch carefully where indians are taking 180 turn on using US shoulder to be super power and contain China (as i predicted on other thread). Now indians dont want anything with uncle shoulder on central Asian plain as uncle has a loosing position. I am sure uncle is reading lines coming out of Delhi with Iranian official on the side.

If india doesn't help USA contain Iran, USA will not jump to india's help in the event of conflict with China and Pakistan. So india cannot be too reckless about provoking China. Otherwise, USA would simply watch while China weakened india first because a weakened india would cooperate with Iran less.

Yet india is still provoking China in the South China Sea. Could india miscalculate badly, sending navy ships to the South China Sea but when a small naval skirmish ensues with China, USA says we won't help you india (because you're not cooperating with us on Iran), and india is left with a bloody nose and no response?

 

[Yeti]

If india doesn't help USA contain Iran, USA will not jump to india's help in the event of conflict with China and Pakistan. So india cannot be too reckless about provoking China. Otherwise, USA would simply watch while China weakened india first because a weakened india would cooperate with Iran less.

Yet india is still provoking China in the South China Sea. Could india miscalculate badly, sending navy ships to the South China Sea but when a small naval skirmish ensues with China, USA says we won't help you india, and india is left with a bloody nose and no response?

India is not helping USA 'contain' Iran when in fact the policies of sanctions has direct implications of India-Iran relations, did you even bother reading the article?

USA is not the only country which is worried about the rise of the dragon there is also Japan, Australia and not to mention those countries who share the South China Sea's with you.


India and Vietnam will continue with defence, trade ties it does not matter what China says it will be in one ear out the other.

 

[harpoon]

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Visiting Israel is diffrent and with the right wing Netanyahu goverment in power it is not a good idea at the moment it will send the wrong message, however we will continue to expand trade, defence relations with Israel no matter that.

So visiting a nut job ex-Basij Ahmedinejad is a good idea but visiting a decorated commando turned PM like Nethanyahu is a bad idea? Damn the political correctness.

But anyways Jews are smart to understand the delicate position we are in.

 

[Yeti]

So visiting a nut job ex-Basij Ahmedinejad is a good idea but visiting a decorated commando turned PM like Nethanyahu is a bad idea? Damn the political correctness.

But anyways Jews are smart to understand the delicate position we are in.

Nethanyahu is not a man of peace in my view he will continue to build settlements and does not want a 2 state solution which is the 'official' policy of India.


India's number one priority is energy security and for that we need Iran


Iran is important in the Afghanistan front too remember the port we are building there? we can bypass Pakistan and trade via Chabahar port

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New Delhi, Tehran and Kabul have signed an agreement to give Indian goods, heading for Central Asia and Afghanistan, preferential treatment and tariff reductions at Chabahar.

The port is critical for India's Afghan engagement-serving as India's entry point to Afghanistan, Central Asia and beyond, bypassing Pakistan.

India has already built the Zaranj-Delaram road in Afghanistan's Nimroz province, which will connect to the Chabahar port via Milak.

 

[harpoon]

Nethanyahu is not a man of peace in my view he will continue to build settlements and does not want a 2 state solution which is the 'official' policy of India.

Not as much as Ahmedinejad and his Mullah superiors who is hell bent on plunging the world into another war.

India's number one priority is energy security and for that we need Iran

So is National Security. We can get oil from KSA or other ME/African countries, but from where we will get Green Pine or Phalcon Radar (to name a few).

Iran is important in the Afghanistan front too remember the port we are building there? we can bypass Pakistan and trade via Chabahar port

Lets face it dude..our game in AF is on the backs on security provided by NATO. Call be pessimistic but when they leave (which they will eventually), our game is as good as over provided our Govt send troops to AF.

 

[SinoChallenger]

India is not helping USA 'contain' Iran when in fact the policies of sanctions has direct implications of India-Iran relations, did you even bother reading the article?

USA is not the only country which is worried about the rise of the dragon there is also Japan, Australia and not to mention those countries who share the South China Sea's with you.


India and Vietnam will continue with defence, trade ties it does not matter what China says it will be in one ear out the other.

Yes I've read the article. If india remains friends with Iran, how can it expect USA's help if india one day has a border conflict with Pakistan or China (e.g. Cold Start after a terrorist attack)?

Yet, india continues to take a hard stance against Pakistan, by doing Cold Start military exercises, and against China, by actions in South China Sea and border build-up. Is india really thinking it can pull off a two-front war without help from USA, and still stay friendly to Iran in spite of USA pressure?