Pressure on Delhi to rethink Iran vote

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A tide of domestic political opposition, more from its allies than opponents, could force India's government to backtrack its position on the Iran nuclear issue when the International Atomic Energy Commission Board of Governors meets on 24 November.

At the board's last meeting in September, India backed a European Union-sponsored resolution against Iran that condemned it for "non-compliance" with the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. The resolution was passed 21-1 with 12 abstentions, and India was among its most notable and controversial supporters.

Describing India's vote against Iran as a "shameful surrender to America and its stooges", a bevy of speakers at a public rally in New Delhi on Saturday asked the government to "correct its mistake" and "abstain from voting the next time as a face saver."

The rally was organised by a 61-member Left bloc in parliament whose support keeps the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government in the saddle. Two other centrist parties with 40 members in the 545-seat parliament also participated in the rally.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/FC327F7B-9F54-427A-AF78-F53125E82A91.htm

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1. Yeah and some (likely Islamic) asshole set off a bomb in the

market of a city celebrating the Hindu Festival of Lights!!!

Anyone heard more about that? Do they know who set the bomb?

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2. Bearing in mind that Dehli is a multi-cultural city

I doubt very much if Muslims were involved in that bombing. Everyone goes to that area including Muslims who will be celebrating the end of Ramadan next week along while Hindus celebrate Divali.

This article makes speculation re that bomb very interesting.

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3. I read Gwynne Dwyer's book on Islamism extremists like bin laden.

The plan is to have one huge muslim nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Thailand, Indonesia, the Phillipines have all faced Islamic Extremist terrorism. I guess I'm just expecting it everywhere in Asia (anywhere in Asia where any claim can be made by Muslim extremists - I assume China is safe).

Don't know much about India. For sure there are other religeous conflicts...

Why anyone, even al-Jazeera would think India (or anyone) would be changing their support of Iran to more... after what the Iranian PM said this week... I do not know.

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4. I've read many books by

a variety of groups who have similar visions.