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Manmohan defends vote against Iran
NEW DELHI:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday defended India's vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying it was not against Iran, but aimed at giving more time to resolve the controversy over Tehran's nuclear programme.
``We have given diplomacy time to find a way out which is acceptable to all,'' Dr. Singh said in his first public remark on India's voting last week. He was talking to reporters at Rashtrapati Bhavan after a function to confer the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management. US President George Bush during his telephonic talk on Friday had reiterated Washington's intention to honour its commitment to assist India's civilian nuclear energy programme.
On CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat holding him responsible for "changing the country's non-aligned policy by siding with the US and the European Union on the Iran issue," he said: ``nothing surprises me now.'' ``One has to do one's duty unmindful of the consequences,'' he added, quoting from the Bhagavad Gita.
Dr. Singh refused to comment on speculation about an imminent Cabinet reshuffle. ``You will come to know when it takes place", he said. - UNI
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