Indian ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao says, the talk of war will not provide a solution to the Iran issue. She said it will only erodes global cohesion. She made these remarks on 'Role of India in the changing landscape in the 21st Century', in Boston. Rao said as a near neighbor and the only surface access to Central Asia and Afghanistan, engagement with Iran is of relevance and meaning to India. She said India's imports of Iranian crude continue to decline and are currently under 10 per cent of overall imports. Still, it constitutes a significant share of the India's oil imports.
Nirupama Rao was emphatic that India's relationship with Iran is neither inconsistent with New Delhi's non-proliferation objectives, nor is it in contradiction with the relationships West Asia or the United States.The Indian ambassador said New Delhi has consistently said that Iran must cooperate with the IAEA to resolve all the outstanding issues about its nuclear programme that continue to raise doubts in the minds of the international community.
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