U.S. spying row overshadows McCain's trip to India

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. spying row overshadows McCain's trip to India

BY SRUTHI GOTTIPATI
NEW DELHI Wed Jul 2, 2014 9:27am EDT

(Reuters) - A visit to India by U.S. Senator John McCain on Wednesday was overshadowed by a row over reports that the National Security Agency was authorized to spy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in 2010.

McCain canceled a news conference due to be held outside India's foreign ministry after India summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to the ministry over the spying report.

U.S. and Indian officials gave differing explanations for the cancellation, but said it was not linked to the row.

India sought an assurance that any such surveillance would not recur.

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. I hope McCain is paying for his own trips around the world?

[WhiteTara]

2. So the old coot is off spending our money to visit India

and try to make trouble. Only good thing about the "row" is that he will not get the attention he wants. But he's still spending our money.

[liberal N proud]

3. Why is McCain going to India?

Selling weapons for the military industrial complex or is he scouting for the next place to bomb?