Reply #4: No rethink by India on Iran gas pipeline (so much for Rice's wish)

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No rethink by India on Iran gas pipeline:

: New Delhi, March 18 : India is not having any rethink on its gas pipeline project with Iran despite the US expressing concerns over it.

"While the US has conveyed its concerns our response to this has been that they too have to take into account India's energy security concerns," a senior official said.

"The US has understood our compulsions and why we are continuing to maintain the dialogue with Iran in pursuance of our national interests," the official told IANS.

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Facing a widening gap between domestic gas demand and supply, India is exploring ways to bridge the gap through alternative supply sources like Australia, Malaysia and Iran besides liquefied natural gas (LNG) being procured from Qatar.

http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=87331

Other countries "contract for energy sources the old fashion way"...thru diplomacy as opposed to US "conquest".

India, Iran & others are not bowing to the US.