Saturday, December 01, 2012

GMR row could strain ties with Maldives


New Delhi:  Maldives' decision to terminate the infrastructure major GMR's contract could make things difficult with India. While the Indian government is clear that GMR and India are not interchangeable, the UPA government doesn't want to leave GMR to their devices.
Foreign minister Salman Khurshid, who not only met GMR officials but also studied their legal position on Friday, told TOI in an exclusive conversation, "There is a serious responsibility for the government of Maldives to be able to distinguish between a "commercial and legal" decision from anything that would have immediate implications for our bilateral relations and for India's standing in the Maldives."
01/12/12 Indrani Bagchi/Times of India
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