How interlinked are issues like Indias strategic relations, defence cooperation, nuclear deal and cooperation in Afghanistan?
As I was saying a few minutes ago, there is an overall improvement in India’s relations with America. Not merely defence purchases, not merely defence cooperation, not merely the nuclear deal. If it goes through, there is even talk about more and more army and naval exercises and even about Afghanistan. I am sure they are talking about Iran and Iraq also. So, this is the part of the ‘new’ relationship between India and the US. But we should not give importance only to the Indo-US dialogue. When French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown or Russian President Vladimir Putin [Images] come here don’t they discuss similar issues? Why should we give importance only to the Indo-US dialogue? There is Indo-French, Indo-UK, Indo-European and Indo-Russia dialogue going on. What is happening is that India is beginning to have its voice heard in an international sphere. I would say serious attention is being paid towards India. On the political turf it is being said that
