On Friday, India said it voted against Iran at the IAEA as it could not afford to “turn a blind eye” to the security implications attendant upon the matter. The clear assertion came in a statement made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in both Houses of Parliament.
Prime Minister Singh said India would support diplomatic efforts in the run-up to an IAEA meeting in March. Such a "sensitive issue" could only be addressed through "calm, reasoned diplomacy and the willingness on all sides to eschew a confrontation and seek acceptable compromise solutions," he said.
