INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: A day after the US abruptly postponed crucial dialogue with India scheduled in Washington next week citing "unavoidable
reasons", Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nation, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "knows exactly why" and the reason had
nothing to do with India."There is a very good reason
PM Modi knows exactly what
The rest of the world will know soon
It has nothing to do with India at all," Nikki Haley told TheIndianSubcontinent in an exclusive interview on Thursday."Things happen
It will come to light why this has been rescheduled
But the relationship between India and US has never been stronger in our eyes and I hope in the eyes of India it is the same way," she
said.Last night, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo spoke with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to convey his regret for having to
postpone the "2+2 dialogue", which had been scheduled for July 6.Nikki Haley also spoke about US pressure on India to cut oil imports from
Iran and her conversation with PM Modi on the subject
She told the Prime Minister on Wednesday that it was important India cut its dependence on Iranian oil, adding that the US would work to
allow India to use an Iranian port as corridor to Afghanistan."All of us have to rethink who we choose to do business with
I think as a friend India should also decide is this a country they want to continue doing business with
So yes I had that conversation with PM Modi
It was a constructive conversation
I think for the future of India, future of resources, we would encourage them to rethink their relationship with Iran," she said.Nikki Haley
said the "US sees Iran for the threat that it is
The rest of the world joined in agreement."
