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Damn when they are going to come for an settlement... its been dragging for long time. first we weren't sure abt pakistan commitment then it was crossed when pakistan too wanted gas, then it was americans and now price problem. I think this is the right time to sort out the differences. I feel it would be a good starting point for the Indo-Iranian economic partnership.

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but the thing is now that iran wants to punish india because of their yes to senctions and sending the iranian issue from iaea to un! try to see a more bigger perspective

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lol maybe.

this is a multi billion dollar agreement a big business, it would be a tragedy for two parties if it fails. Iran would consider it a big win if the agreement is sealed bcoz US wants to isolate the country and they never wanted India to do business with them. It would be a Win-Win strategy for both parties and i think this is a mere price bargain.

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Indo Iran Relations and News

Military Intelligence, IB send teams to interrogate two Iranians

RAMANATHAPURAM: The Military Intelligence (MI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) have sent expert teams to interrogate two Iranians, who clandestinely arrived here from Sri Lanka last week.

While the MI was represented by Colonel, Mayan George, the IB was represented by Asim Alam, a Persian expert from New Delhi.

The Iranians — Aziz Ullah Kushnishin (75) son of Izzadullah and Mohamud Hussain Zadar 58 son of Mohamud Jalal — landed at Arichamunai on Thursday along with a group of 12 refugees from Sri Lanka.

They initially told the intelligence agencies that after reaching India through the Pakistan border by illegal means, they stayed in a few cities in Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra and others. They said they went to Sri Lanka through an illegal boat journey from Rameswaram for their treatment. However, they retracted their statements later.

Accompanied by the local officials, IB and MI officials conducted a daylong enquiry with Aziz Ullah Kushnishin on Sunday at Rameswaram.

Highly placed sources told The Hindu that the Iranians had claimed that they belonged to ‘Jihad Feef Sabiphullah,’ a banned religious hardcore party in Iran. Mr. Kushnishin was one of the leaders of the party. Since their opponents “killed” some of their prominent leaders, they fled Iran, fearing for their life.

The interrogation had, so far, revealed that accompanied by two more Iranians, Shanaz Vezari 28 and Mohamed Ali Jedda (40), they spent several months in cities such as Colombo, Kalpitia, Mannar in Sri Lanka. It was not clear whether they had any connection with the LTTE during their stay in Sri Lanka.

Mr. Kushnishin claimed that they took shelter in Sri Lanka for a “peaceful life” and to get treatment for his ailing health.

However, the officials said a clear picture would emerge only after a thorough investigation of their claims, as they gave different versions to their illegal arrival to India.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/07/stor...0758810900.htm

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There is a great deal happening between India and Iran which is not in the public realm;

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New Delhi: National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan said here on Sunday that “India and Iran have civilisational and economic ties.” India’s sizeable Shia population gave a certain vantage point to engage with Iran.

“Iran is a big country and you need to deal with them diplomatically and with erudition.” As a neighbour and with a large Shia population, “any mishandling will impact negatively on us,” he said.

He was speaking at the IISS-Citi India Global Forum here.According to Iranian diplomatic sources, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his visit to India on April 29 will spend seven hours in New Delhi.

During his visit to Sri Lanka, he will lay the foundation stone for a 100-MW hydropower project to be built with Tehran’s financial assistance. Prior to arriving in Colombo, the Iranian President will visit Islamabad for talks with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani.

The last time an Iranian head of state visited India was in 2003 when Mohammad Khatami was chief guest at the Republic Day parade that year.
Binary choice

In his address to the IISS-Citi forum, the former U.S. Ambassador to India, Robert Blackwill, acknowledged that Iran had the potential to be a divisive issue in Indo-U.S. relations in the second half of 2009 as the next administration moved to mount pressure on Tehran over its nuclear energy programme.

“It is my impression that although India very much wants Iran not to acquire nuclear weapons, if it faces a binary choice of either that or an American military attack on Iran it would choose to try to deal with a nuclear Iran, without the attack,” said Mr. Blackwill. “But [that] is not the view that is now dominant in Washington.”

On Friday, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon criticised the idea that the U.S. and its allies could find a solution to the Iran issue without talking to Tehran.

“Ultimately, you need to have in place a system in which Iran is a party to whatever you agree on her own programme. Otherwise, whatever you do, any of the alternatives or the other options — sanctions, military action — none of them is a lasting solution. In fact, it is only likely to exacerbate the problem,” he said in reply to a question by a French parliamentarian at the IISS forum.

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http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/06/stor...0651731100.htm

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Nuclear deal not at the cost of pipeline: Pranab

Nuclear deal not at the cost of pipeline: Pranab

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http://www****an-daily.com/1387/3259...ty.htm#s341658

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hello mr. indian