Diplomatic row breaks out ahead of Hillary Clinton's India visit

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A diplomatic row has broken out between India and the US ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit on July 19. The US has refused India permission to open a consulate in Seattle. As a tit-for-tat, India is sitting over the US request to open a consulate in Bangalore.

The US also wants to increase diplomatic staff in its public diplomacy division and get in some agricultural experts. India has turned down this request too.

The fresh row comes after India issued a strong statement saying that bilateral ties will be impacted if the US continues to harass Indian diplomats.

Ties between the two have not been on an even keel since the Obama administration's priority seems to be titling away from India. New Delhi is concerned that the US is not pushing Pakistan to take action against 26/11 Mumbai attacks masterminds.

India is also concerned about developments impacting India's economy and the transition of governments in Afghanistan.

 

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A diplomatic row has broken out between India and the US ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit on July 19. The US has refused India permission to open a consulate in Seattle. As a tit-for-tat, India is sitting over the US request to open a consulate in Bangalore.

The US also wants to increase diplomatic staff in its public diplomacy division and get in some agricultural experts. India has turned down this request too.

The fresh row comes after India issued a strong statement saying that bilateral ties will be impacted if the US continues to harass Indian diplomats.

Ties between the two have not been on an even keel since the Obama administration's priority seems to be titling away from India. New Delhi is concerned that the US is not pushing Pakistan to take action against 26/11 Mumbai attacks masterminds.

India is also concerned about developments impacting India's economy and the transition of governments in Afghanistan.

Another false flag diplomatic row. A topi drama. America is anticipating its conflict with SCO. And its meddling in Pakistani affairs is nearing its end and is going to flee from Afghanistan. So America is increasing its presence in India which may end up in establishing its bases in India to monitor SCO countries. So such friendly rows cannot deceive the people.

 

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Another false flag diplomatic row. A topi drama. America is anticipating its conflict with SCO. And its meddling in Pakistani affairs is nearing its end and is going to flee from Afghanistan. So America is increasing its presence in India which may end up in establishing its bases in India to monitor SCO countries. So such friendly rows cannot deceive the people.

Bases in india?? :P

 

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Bases in india?? :P

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india didnt give bases to soviet union despite signing 20 years friendship treaty with them ,months before india-pakistan war 1971 :)

India doesnt even allow american navy,aircrafts to refuel from india;it didnt even sign CISMOA agreement.so unlike pakistan where there is american officer for every bases where you keep the F16;in india,we dont have any american aircraft of any kind which have their electronics !we replace it with DRDL indigenous equipment !!

so india is more free than any other country!!it makes a decision which suits its interests!!

recent changed in NSG agreements which could be turned against india;gave a warning sign to all western country ::
http://articles.timesofindia.indiat...ateral-civil-nuclear-cooperation-nsg-decision

Deny ENR tech, lose out on Indian N-reactor market: Rao

TNN Jul 4, 2011, 12.47am IST
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has dropped hints that India may not buy nuclear reactors from countries which refuse to sell enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) technology to it. This was even as she said that India already had reaffirmation of support for the 2008 NSG clean waiver to India, as also bilateral civil nuclear commitments, from major partners like the US, France and Russia in the wake of fresh NSG guidelines which ban sale of ENR to non-NPT signatories.

"We will defend our interests to the hilt," Rao said when asked in a TV interview if India would not buy reactors from any country that refuses to sell ENR technology as well. "There is a balance of interest, there is a balance of commitments, there is mutual reciprocity involved. There are leverages that we can exert from our side also," she added.

While ENR transfer is not mentioned specifically in the bilateral agreements with the above mentioned countries, they have in the past given verbal assurances that they would allow such transfers to India. In the case of France, the assurance came from President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russia is already discussing a separate agreement for ENR transfer to India.


Asked what leverage India had, Rao said, "The whole issue of full bilateral civil nuclear cooperation, the fact that India has the potential to develop 60,000 mw of electricity from nuclear energy by 2030. So, this is a dynamic process. We have an expanding nuclear industry. This is a great attraction to the rest of the world."

Rao said the sanctity of the clean exemption that India was granted in the September 2008 NSG decision and full bilateral civil nuclear cooperation commitments that have been effected between India and its various partners were of utmost importance to India. "And both these points, let me mention, have been recognized by our chief partners in this regard -- by the United States, by France, by Russia," she said.

According to Rao, the new guidelines had not yet been published in open text and she warned against drawing hasty conclusions as these were not cast in stone. "I am not going to draw a doomsday scenario from this. As I said, this is a dynamic process. Nothing is set in stone. This is not the end of the road. And as I said, there is a balance of interest and commitments involved. There are questions of reciprocity," she added.

Rao went on to say that there was a tendency to proclaim defeat too soon in India. "I think that is not the way. In situations such as this, which are dynamic situations, nothing is set in stone. Interests prevail, reciprocities prevail, commitments prevail," she said.