Comments on: Rethinking U.S. opposition to Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline

By: Manmohan Says India Loves Bush - a1 India News.com

Manmohan Says India Loves Bush - a1 India News.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:47:35 +0000

[...] The US is clearly opposed to it. How will India respond to the US pressure? Alastair Scrutton, Reuters Chief Correspondent in Delhi, has addressed this in an analysis of the nuclear deal, saying those [...]

By: wadosy

wadosy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:23:12 +0000

if you are gas surplus, then you can you abandon your investment in the farsi block in iran, and you can use gas to generate electricity and abandon your plans for american-supported nuke plants.

oh, happy day.

meanwhile, most of us recognize that the american nuke deal was a bribe… a very powerful faction of indian politicians and industrialists has signed onto the israel/israeli american PNAC project, hoping the israeli and israeli american neocons survive long enough to succeed in dismantling your rival, pakistan.

…not to mention your hopes that the neocons will help you defend yourselves economically from china by limiting china’s access to energy.

By: Shantanu Chatterjee

Shantanu Chatterjee — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:32:14 +0000

we just found mega massive reserves of gas in the KG basin.Equivalent of 500,000 barrels/day oil equivalent with another massive field to start production in 3 years.bottom line we are gas surplus and don’t need to import gas which we thought we did at the begining of the project.

By: Indian

Indian — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:34:14 +0000

The Iranians think we are stupid to invest in a pipeline running thru Pakistan– Build the pipeline & get it to our doorsteps, charge extra for the gas & we shall pay–US deal or no US deal who cares.

India is pursuing an effective Afghan, Central Asian policy ‘with’ Iran,solely, by building the Road to connect Afghanistan with Iran, ‘with’ tactical support from NATO,thus ending Pakistan’s stranglehold on Afghanistan…

By: wadosy

wadosy — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:07:30 +0000

this pipeline will never be built as long as PNAC is running american foreign policy.

israeli american false flags in pakistan and india will continue to generate hostility between india and pakistan, and the long range plan includes decapitating pakistan, giving northern pakistan to the israeli americans’ puppets in afghanistan, thus eliminating pakistans’ shared border with china and eliminating the possibility of china getting some of iran’s gas.

the key to the whole south asia situation, from the PNAC standpoint, is dismantling pakistan.

given the threats posed to israel by peak oil and sea level rise —seeing as how this is the last chance to secure israel before israel’s proxy american armies run out of gas— and given the neocons’ devotion to israel, there’s gonna be no peace and no pipeline so long as the israelis and israeli americans have so much juice… and of course, the israelis have a long history of false flags, they have nukes and they are terminally desperate.

google images: peters’ new map middle east

By: Denali

Denali — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:42:33 +0000

India will do same as she has done in the past, take whatever it can from anybody will to give and do what is right for her. Pakistan on the other hand, will try to get what it wants and do things for other at very high cost. Pakistan must follow a similar policy like Indian and think about its own interest rather than the west.

By: Riaz Haq

Riaz Haq — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:31:05 +0000

My sense is that the I-P-I gas pipeline will be built with or without the US blessing. The reason is simple: Both India and Pakistan are energy-hungry and Iran is the closet source of abundant gas for South Asia. It is in their own best national interest to defy the U.S. on this particular issue.
The only thing that is likely to delay it significantly is the deep distrust between India and Pakistan where U.S. can and must play a role regardless of the I-P-I project. It is in U.S.’s best interest to do so for its own economic and strategic interests in South Asia.

By: unknown indian

unknown indian — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:57:23 +0000

Myra,
sorry for being insisting. but that is scrutton’s and chellney’s analysis. what is your personal opinion? you are a journalist of repute and talked with people from administration and military. what is your personal take?
thanks a lot for the article.

By: Kamal

Kamal — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:30:26 +0000

Indeed the IPI could be a very effective way to bring about peace in this region. The difficulty is that it is Islamic tenet of killing non-believers (for a visa to paradise) that keeps them going. This tenet is the crucial difference between the Islamic world and the rest. It is taught in Madarassas and common muslims believe it strongly. It is not a matter of economy or modern education!!

By: Myra MacDonald

Myra MacDonald — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:25:40 +0000

Good question.

Alastair Scrutton, Reuters Chief Correspondent in Delhi, has addressed this in an analysis of the nuclear deal, saying those hoping that India will now fall into line with western policy will be disappointed. You can find his analysis here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/i dUSTRE4912CP20081002?sp=true

He quotes Brahma Chellaney as saying that India will be reluctant to get sucked into U.S. efforts to isolate Iran.

“Now the (nuclear) deal has been sealed, India will have to mend ties with Iran,” Chellaney said. “For India’s strategy, to give up Iran would be a very difficult proposition … There is no way India can pursue an effective Afghan, Central Asian policy without Iran.”