Iran warns India on gas pipeline

[hulaku]

Iran's ambassador in India says Delhi must decide soon on a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal or else they will talk to other countries.

Iran's ambassador in India Seyed Mehdi Nabizedeh said they were willing to offer India a limited time.

The pipeline will transport gas from Iran to India through Pakistan, and is seen as crucial to Indian energy needs.

Iran and Pakistan signed the deal in May this year. Reports say China is also interested in being a part of it.

Analysts say the pipeline could contribute to regional security as Iran, Pakistan and India would depend on each other more.

The deal has been stalled by disputes over transit fees and security issues.

'Not unlimited'

"We went ahead with Pakistan and signed the agreement. But India can still be part of it. But I have told this before also that this time limit is not unlimited," news agency ******* quoted Mr Nabizedeh as saying.

The Iranian ambassador also confirmed that China was interested in the agreement.

"Yes it is true [that China has shown interest in the deal]. We hope that this tripartite agreement is settled soon so that we do not have to talk with anyone else," he said.

The 2,600-km (1,620-mile) pipeline would initially transport 60 million cubic metres of gas (2.2bn cubic feet) a day.

The Indian government has said the project is feasible, but needs to be financially viable with assured supplies.

India has boycotted trilateral meetings since mid-2007, saying it wants to resolve the issues of transit fees and transportation tariffs with its long-standing regional rival Pakistan first.

Last year, India's Petroleum Minister Murli Deora had said they were very close to signing the deal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8258183.stm

Iran warning India. Lol. Iran has been gaining a lot of friends latelyp-)

Anyways India should tell them thank you very much and please do as you please. India should not let itself be held hostage due to its energy needs by any Islamic country.

[Marcus Aurelius]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8258183.stm

Iran warning India. Lol.

I don't see what's so funny. Iran has a lot of gas and India needs it, simple as that.
India can play tough but at the end it will only hurt them, passing such a deal for a growing economy is just retarded, good luck rofl

[Marcus78]

Indians are too submissive and that is why I don't see them ever becoming a world power.

[lebinoz]

Exactly...Iran could always find another buyer (as they already seem to have done with China)....so it's more like India that needs this than Iran.

[hulaku]

I don't see what's so funny. Iran has a lot of gas and India needs it, simple as that.
India can play tough but at the end it will only hurt them, passing such a deal for a growing economy is just retarded, good luck rofl
The part I find funny is about Iran giving India deadlines. India is more aware of its energy needs than anybody else. Though we have a historically strong relationship with Iran this is not the way deals are done among friendly nations. India also has to keep in mind that this pipeline is going to run through Pakistan which is not exactly India's favorite neighbour. In the event of any conflict of interests it would be easy for them to cut off India's gas supply and Iran wouldn't be able to do much in such a situation. India has proposed a 5.1 billion dollar power plant in Iran to supply electricity to India via undersea cables and lets see what the Iranian position is on that. And India has signed a deal worth 21 billion dollars with Australia last month for supply of natural gas.


Indians are too submissive and that is why I don't see them ever becoming a world power.
Your observation is too correct.


Exactly...Iran could always find another buyer (as they already seem to have done with China)....so it's more like India that needs this than Iran.
Iran as a sovereign nation has all the right to sell its gas to whoever it pleases. If India needs it so bad it will come to them. Simple.

[Darklord]

A gas pipeline running through Pakistan might turn out to be far more trouble than it is worth. We can't have our energy needs to be left hanging on whims and fancies of a nation like Pakistan. In the end, it might turn out to be another "Gorshkov."

[Scriptable]

A gas pipeline running through Pakistan might turn out to be far more trouble than it is worth. We can't have our energy needs to be left hanging on whims and fancies of a nation like Pakistan.
Now that's just asking for trouble! Every two-bit terrorist sheltered by Pakistan would have thousands of miles of pipeline to target.

[dredger14]

Exactly...Iran could always find another buyer (as they already seem to have done with China)....so it's more like India that needs this than Iran.

Yes but at what cost, its like asking the person that hates you the most to grab your b#$%s, and seeing the current state of Pakistan as well as the Government in power not wanting to screw up relations with America, it just won't happen.

[dredger14]

Indians are too submissive and that is why I don't see them ever becoming a world power.

This government is, when the nationalist-right wingers detonated nukes in 98', the nation faced sanctions that greatly impaired growth. Plus like it or not India is a leftist society with emphasis on non-violence and compliance, the future generations however are greatly different.

[pg_ord]

I don't see what's so funny. Iran has a lot of gas and India needs it, simple as that.
India can play tough but at the end it will only hurt them, passing such a deal for a growing economy is just retarded, good luck rofl
Submissive yes but retarded.... :roll:..... seen the neighbourhood the pipeline passes through??.....handing over a loaded gun to a retarded chimp seems safer to me.

[AL-Khalid]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8258183.stm

Iran warning India. Lol. Iran has been gaining a lot of friends latelyp-)

Anyways India should tell them thank you very much and please do as you please. India should not let itself be held hostage due to its energy needs by any Islamic country.

So all islamic countries should kick all the indians working there. rofl

[ggk]

does this mean Adux theory of Iran India strategic alliance going down the drain?

[hulaku]

does this mean Adux theory of Iran India strategic alliance going down the drain?

Ask Adux about his theory.

In my theory no Islamic nation can be a reliable ally for India.

[Mastermind]

India would be well advised to avoid any long terms contracts with Islamic controlled nations.

[ggk]

India and malaysia have a close relation for decades, with trade surplus amount to hundreds of million.... we will beg to defer..we are islamic country.

[raavan]

India and malaysia have a close relation for decades, with trade surplus amount to hundreds of million.... we will beg to defer..we are islamic country.


I think Hulaku has forgot that Malaysia is Muslim country.......p-)

Well the idea of pipeline through pakistan was more like fantasy.......Iran knows this deal will not happen.But Our ties with Iran should not be hampered by this.We support Iranians.

[sheytanelkebir]

India would be well advised to avoid any long terms contracts with Islamic controlled nations.

perhaps the US should follow that advice and refuse to sell T-bills to Arab Sovereign Wealth Funds (in fact, they should redeem those T-bills from arab countries in AU and other hard assets in order not to be in debt to them), and absolutely refuse arab money in hedge funds keeping the S&P afloat, and refuse thousands of arab students paying heavy fees to enter the US "heducation" system, and refuse to sell them ridiculously overpriced weapons that they don't even need to keep LM/BE afloat, and absolutely refuse KBR and the other contractors from taking up projects in those countries!!!


i hope you agree. you shouldn't do any long term business with them.