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India with no clue on US plan to impose sanctions on 3 entities

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

New Delhi, Oct 25, IRNA -- India has said it was not aware of any 
plans by the US to impose sanctions on three Indian entities for 
allegedly helping Iran with its nuclear weapons programs. 
India said if there had been any such plans, then the "Next Steps 
in Strategic Partnership (NSSP)" forum would have been the 
appropriate forum to discuss the case. 
"We are not aware of plans to sanction three entities as 
mentioned in these press reports," Indian External Affairs Ministry 
spokesman Navtej Sarna said on Saturday when asked about reports that 
the US was considering imposing sanctions on one to three Indian 
entities for allegedly aiding Iran`s nuclear programs. 
"We have seen these press reports. With the launch of the NSSP, 
we now have a forum for discussions on such issues between the two 
countries and it is in this forum that all cases of onward 
proliferation can be brought up by one or the other country," he said.
Regarding the US sanctions imposed on two Indian scientists, C. 
Surendar and Y.S.R. Prasad, both former chairmen and managing 
directors of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, and 
whether the US was seeking "convincing proof" that they were not 
involved, he said that in the recently concluded NSSP implementation 
group meeting here, no demand was made for evidence to be presented 
to the Indian side. 
Sarna added: "In fact, the burden of action was on the US as 
we have already pointed out to them that the decision in regard to 
these entities is based on faulty evidence and must be revoked." 
After the US imposed sanctions on the two Indians, India had told 
the US that no sale of materials, equipment and technologies was 
involved and that no transfer of sensitive technology had taken place.
India had asked the US to review the issue and withdraw the sanctions 
and had pointed out to the US that Surender had never visited Iran 
while in service or after retirement. 
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