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US eyes more cuts in India's oil imports from Iran

Associated Press -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will use a two-day visit to India this week to urge further reductions in Indian imports of Iranian oil.
A senior official traveling with Clinton in Bangladesh ahead of her arrival in India on Sunday said the matter will be at the top of the secretary's agenda in talks with Indian leaders.
India, which has tremendous energy needs to fuel its rapid growth, has made some progress in easing its dependence on Iranian oil, but the official said the U.S. wants to see more.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview Clinton's private discussions in Kolkata and New Delhi, said the "trend lines are good" but "we really need to receive assurances that they are going to continue to make good progress."
The official noted that India had

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jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,882 Points:1,520,730 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 7:03:57 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Keep working on it.
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rjojo40 Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:7,390 Points:1,077,515 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 10:43:55 AM Ignore rjojo40 Report Abuse they could give a **** what the U.S. has to say, so next time they have a huge natural disaster let Iran help them and keep U.S. goods out of India.
scu227 Champion Author New Haven Posts:4,162 Points:773,830 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 9:24:42 AM Ignore scu227 Report Abuse That must mean we will export them our oil a a discount and import mofre expensive oil from OPEC. We always have to be the nice guy and screw our own.
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MusicalMan7 All-Star Author Ohio Posts:597 Points:93,430 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 5:32:13 AM Ignore MusicalMan7 Report Abuse So we're encouraging India to be more oil-independent. Why? So we can buy the Iranian oil they don't use, and not be foreign-oil-independent here. What's wrong with this picture?
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carlsonguitars Champion Author Portland Posts:4,876 Points:825,980 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 3:12:11 AM Ignore carlsonguitars Report Abuse If everyone cuts off Iran, then they will either wage war against us, or give up and collapse... The rhetoric is strong over there, so chances are if their economy suffers further, they will continue to blame it on the USA and Europe...
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