Posted on: 25-04-06 08:16:53
http://ia.rediff.com/money/2006/apr/25aziz.htm?q=tp&file=.htm
"US Ambassador to India David Mulford on Monday lent credence to the rumours that it was because of American pressure that the then petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar was thrown out of the petroleum ministry during the last Cabinet reshuffle.
The reason? Because Aiyar was too gung-ho on the envisaged Iran-India gas pipeline that Washington strongly opposed.
Mulford also said that Murli Deora, the new petroleum minister, has a much broader knowledge of the country's energy problem and realpolitik."
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Originally posted by desi in ottawa
Mulford also said that Murli Deora, the new petroleum minister, has a much broader knowledge of the country's energy problem and realpolitik."
He'd say that about a baboon if the beast was inclined to kiss American Butt
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