Not a thing you stated has effectively changed my opinion or countered the facts I stated.
1. Iran supported Gulbuddin Hekamatyar. Would you like to see him in power in Afghanistan?
2. Stick to the facts - India has not signed the NPT, Iran has. You cannot equate India's nuclear program with Iran's.
3. India is doing a lousy job pointing out the obvious.
4. Australia, Australia, Australia.
1. Iran supported Gulbuddin Hekamatyar. Would you like to see him in power in Afghanistan?
Gulbuddin Hekamatyar in the begining was supported by Pakistan and ISI, that was until Taliban took over. Check your facts ;)
The scumbag rocketted civilian areas of Kabul and killed a large number of innocent civilians. And after that escaped to Iran.
Almost all powers in the region including US, India and Russia supported one scumbag or the other. Lets not forget the US at one point of time supported OBL against the Soviets.
2. Stick to the facts - India has not signed the NPT, Iran has. You cannot equate India's nuclear program with Iran's.
I am not equating our nuclear program with their's.
My point is: We(India) have no business telling Iran to adhere to NPT when we ourselves have outrightly (and rightly) rejected it. When we ourselves do not recognise or approve of the NPT (our stand being that the NPT is an unfair and discriminatory regime), we are no more in a position to tell others to stick to NPT rules. Its not exactly India thats known for this kind of double standards.
3. India is doing a lousy job pointing out the obvious.
It doesnt matter what India says or does. America needs Pakistan for its GWOT (thats how the US has figured out its strategy for the GWOT). No matter what we do or how hard we try to "point out the obvious", US is unlikely to change its strategy (which includes appeaseing the Pakistani dictator) until their WOT strategy completely backfires and big time, and that is going to be inevitable. Sooner or later the world will realise what we have been harping about for so long. India neednt do anything at all, lousy or smart. It wasnt India's hollering that got the world to realise the dangers of terrorism. It was 9/11 that did the job.
4. Australia, Australia, Australia.
What about Australia? Where does Australia come into our discussion?
You havent answered my question.
Would US guaranty uninterrupted supplies of nuclear fuel in the event of military standoff/conflict with Pakistan or in the event of India carry out another series of nuclear tests? How exactly nuclear energy can replace hydrocarbons?
You dont realise do you? The question is not about oil or nuclear. Nobody here is saying that Iran is right. Iran is as bad Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. My point has all along been that, the US cannot dictate to us our foreign policy. Tell me one thing, will the US let go of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on our saying so? Then why should we give a crap about what the US tell us to do vis-à-vis Iran?