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re: no political risks /read this! Is this an example of NO RISK IRAN..published TODAY The region is about to enter turmoil over Iran.

Betrayal on Iran: Costs of India-US partnership
This is the full text of the article by the CPI(M) General Secretary in the party organ People’s Democracy
PRAKASH KARAT
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Posted online: Friday, September 30, 2005 at 0000 hours IST

Prakash Karat India voted with the US and the European sponsors of the resolution to arraign Iran in the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This paves the way for its nuclear issue being referred to the UN Security Council. India did not abstain on the resolution which other developing and non-aligned countries such as Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Nigeria and Algeria did. Even its South Asian neighbours, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, refused to line up with the US.

The Manmohan Singh government has been thoroughly shown up in this episode. Till the eve of the vote in the IAEA, India proclaimed that Iran should adhere to international obligations while affirming its right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. During Natwar Singh’s visit to Teheran three weeks ago, it was declared that the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved within the framework of the IAEA. Further it was stated that within the IAEA, the issue should be decided on the basis of consensus.


All this has been proved to be just empty posturing. Just a few days of sustained American pressure has led the Manmohan Singh government to cave in. Condoleeza Rice’s demand that India, China and Russia rally to the US position has been acceded to, at least by India. The trend towards capitulation was helped along by the raucous denunciation of India’s position in the US Congressional hearings. The final act of surrender took place during Manmohan Singh’s visit to New York and in the run up to his meeting with president Bush." NO RISK????