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"So I think we understand the interest that India has
in Iran, but we also go to great lengths to explain our
concerns and to make sure that, again, we're not crossing any
of each other's red lines. And so far, I think we've managed
that conversation pretty well. But again, this is going to be
a continuing very important priority for the United States,"
Blake said.
In November last year in Washington, Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh had said that India does not support the
nuclear weapon ambitions of Iran.
"Iran is a signatory to the NPT. As such, it has all
the rights that got with this membership of the NPT, that is
use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes," he said.
"At the same time, it has obligations that go with
its membership, and this rules out the nuclear weapon part. So
there is no ambiguity in our position. They're quite clear in
our thinking that Iran should not go the nuclear weapon path.
That is inconsistent with its obligation as a member of the
NPT," he said. PTI