Sir, Dr A. Gopalakrishnan is absolutely right in saying that India has no reason to follow the West when formulating its foreign policy (Don’t follow West on Iran, March 14). It is well known that in politics there are no permanent friends or foes, but only permanent interests. The United States’ newfound interest in India is because of the latter’s growing economic stature, and because of the US’ own interest in propping up a power in Asia to counter the emerging giant China. India is an active member of the non-aligned movement and the founder of the Panchsheel doctrine. India has also had a long-standing credible relationship with Iran, socially, economically, politically and culturally. We should remember that it was not too long ago that the US refused to sell us supercomputers. After that, our team of indigenous scientists designed the supercomputer Param. Sharing knowledge or indigenous technology development is a requirement for every nation. Iran should not be an exception to this golden rule, if its aim of enhancing its nuclear facilities is for its own domestic use. Also, the India-Pakistan-Iran pipeline will immensely help India’s hydro-carbon starved economy.
Yasmin Banu
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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