May 11, 2012

India Balances the U.S. and Iran

Nikolas Gvosdev, World Politics Review

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A fascinating display of diplomatic balancing occurred this past week in New Delhi. At the same time that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in India to urge the Indian government to tighten sanctions on Iran, an Iranian trade delegation was there exploring ways to circumvent those very sanctions.

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