Would spectre of a nuclear Iran, with its ambitions to expand its influence, power, and control be of a sufficient threat that India should join the west in any future attack on Iran? Would current oil needs override any fears of future agression by Iran?
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no... istrongly disagree with the proposition. india is a peaceful country and always wants to sort out matter by diaogues and discussions. Also, we have our own problems to solve which are huge. we can afford to spent our resouces on iran when have them in limit.
as per as oil need is concerned, india facing steep shortage.. with industries growing exponentially, power is the major problem for india. but india should definately not go for war for oil.
Re: Should India join the West in any future coalition to attack Iran?
Iran has never been a threat to India. To the contrary, Iran allows the use of it’s airforce bases to India in the event of hostile action. Iran, to India is simply not a threat and there is no public preception of Iran as hostile, as there is in the US. However, there is little that India can do in the event of action, which there is very little chance of. If force is used against Iran, India would sit it out.
A more reasonable question would be, what would the Arab world do? Already the Egyptians are starting to get uneasy about a Shia government having the bomb and trying to make a power play in the Middle East. That is exactly what this is: Iran trying to be the big dog in the Middle East. Arab’s don’t really consider the Pakistani bomb as their own, they want a Sunni Arab nation to be able flex its muscles as well.
Inerestingly, what would Pakistan do? In the past, Pakistan allowed the Marines to launch from Pakistan. Would they do it again? iran and Pakistan are not really the best of friends. Eventhough relations are getting better, Iran still seems Pakistan with caution.
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are u already believing next bakra for USA will be IRAN
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Bharatis are obviously divided on this issue. Two largest groups in this game are: Bharati-Munshis working for Dell, and Bharati-baboos belonging to the old commie-leftie school of thought. They are duking it out as we speak.
My guess is that pro-US Bharati-Munshis will win and Bharat will join the West. The degree of cooperation is still up in the air.
Bharatis will try to send token force in support roles. However the West would like to see at least 3 divisions of Bharati army right on the battle front.
A related issue is how Pakistanis will respond. The West expects Pakistan to contribute 2-3 divisions in the combat role. Pakistanis will be nervous due to many reasons. One the leftie-commies of Pakistani media will threaten Pakistani army that Pakistan is next so Pakistan shouldn't participate.
In the likely situation of Western coalition attack, Iran will threaten both Bharat and Pakistan with its Fajr and Shahabs. This will be a serious threat and Pakistan / Bharat should ask for the deployment of Patriots.
However I hope and pray that Iranian military overthrows Mullahtic regime and save Iran from death and destruction.
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dont you think a secular democratic govt. in Iran would be a less friendly to pakistan if not totally hostile?
if a pro-western govt is formed then Iran will retake its role as the policeman of the Gulf, as well as the springboard for future operations in central asia and the strategic importance of Pakistan will diminish further.
I say we do everything neccessary to keep mullahs in power
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Good hypothetical question..
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As far as india is concerned in this issue, she will definatetly try to keep aloof. India shold not only do that but india should fiercly oppose the use of military force agaist common iranian.
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Angrez Ki chaddi,
looks like you had too much alcohol today in your New York city whore house.
You know perfectly well that Pakistan is not going to take part in any action againt Iron, So Please don’t BS for no reason.
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I can believe India can do such an ullu act- they did in 1971- liberating a gaddar country that is now against them- their own savior. Plus the fact is that India has a galatfahmi of thinking themselves as America of S. Asia- so who knows? But even if India did commit such an act, Pakistan will attack India and sooner or later China, Bangladesh will join Pakistan.
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hahahah 
… aao jang jang khailaiN..
Re: Should India join the West in any future coalition to attack Iran?
My gut feeling is that neither India nor Pakistan will join in any invasion of Iran. The "coalition" you speak, if any, will be only U.S and U.K. There wont be any such support from the rest of the world after the world has seen what has happened in Iraq.
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Off course most of the troops and weapons would come from US UK alliance. However Pakistani airbases and may be Gawadar/Karachi port will be used to move US UK troops and fighter planes to Iran's Eastern borders.
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Yes, its as likely as India and Afghanistan attacking Pakistan together....... its world you never know who will do what..
Now if you mess it so badly that India had 10 million + refugees.... You threw your brothers/ sisters out and expected India to feed them...
You can be biased, don't show it so openly that your posts become irrelevant.......... :-)
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the same people…angrezi:D…luring for oil (iran has as much as irak)…and trying to catch any pretext to get hold of that precious oil:halo:…instead of fighting with US for oil, india AND pakistan should fight AGAINST:D…cause i bet uncle sam won’t share the oil with india:halo:…ideally all asia should unite: Russia+China+India+Pakistan (nuclear powers of asia)…to expell hungry obese americans from here and tell them to go drink oil somewhere else 
Re: Should India join the West in any future coalition to attack Iran?
I assume you are in Paris, that is probably why you have an attitude of entitlement. India does not have the same view of the US that Pakistan and France have. By the way, once the nasty West is expelled what will we do? Go back and live in our slums and be happy that we are all hungry.
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It will do so on the sly. Just it did in 1991 war. It knows how the bread buttered.
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America being the sole super power is good punching bag for the rest of the world, but don't forget that France and Germany are not too keen on a nuclear Iran either.
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the Indian gov't would laugh at the insanity of such a request. India would refuse it faster than it refused sending troops to Iraq.
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We didnt ask India to give shelter to those 10 million refugees- India did everything on her own including deciding to jump in the war they had no stake in. Pity that we were taken rather by surprise and had to surrender. Now Bangladesh is so anti-India just shows how bad those ppl were in 1971 and how bad still they are 35 years later- they killed 17 BSF jawans and the entire country celebrated that is an example of how much ahsaan-faramosh these bengalis are- now work, super lazy and always a problem for everyone. You have a work to do in the country you liberated- good luck bharat!