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India summons US envoy over Iran Mr Mulford expressed 'sincere regrets' India has summoned the US ambassador to Delhi after comments he made over India's relations with Iran.US Ambassador David Mulford had warned that a deal giving India US nuclear technology could collapse if India does not back a UN motion against Iran. He was told his comments were "inappropriate and not conducive" to US-India relations, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Mr Mulford earlier said his remarks were taken out of context. The US State Department said Mr Mulford was voicing his "personal opinion". The US is pursuing...

WASHINGTON: In a damage control exercise, the US on Thursday said its Ambassador David C Mulford's comments that there would be a "devastating" effect on the Indo-US nuclear deal if India does not vote against Iran at the IAEA, reflected the "very strong held feelings" in Congress but a final decision on the issue would be taken by New Delhi. "...We deal with the Indian government on these two issues as separate issues. Certainly they come up in conversations", State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters at a briefing. In an interview Mulford had said that if India did not...

The United States on Monday reaffirmed its decision to deny a diplomatic visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and revoke his tourist and business visas. Modi, who was scheduled to start a five-day visit to the US from Sunday, addressed a meeting in New York's Madison Square via a satellite link on Monday. Addressing a press conference, US Ambassador in India David C Mulford confirmed that the denial of visa to Modi was based on a National Human Rights Commission report that accused Modi of not doing enough to stop the post-Godhra anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002. He,...