A report out of New Delhi indicates that India wants to complete a natural gas pipeline from Iran, through Pakistan that will terminate in India.  Even though a planned visit by Iran's Petroleum Minister Kazem Vaziri—Hamaneh was cancelled, the proverbial 'unnamed' senior Indian petroleum official Tuesday said that India would go ahead with the multibillion—dollar project. This past spring, AT reported that the US had successfully countered Iran's economic maneuver to the east with a series of diplomatic, economic, and defense aid packages that would solidify an Indo—American alliance.  Washington and New Delhi also were to have cooperated on energy initiatives. India has remained steadfast in voting for US—backed resolutions issued by the IAEA Board of Governors condemning Iran's violation of the Nuclear Non—proliferation Treaty (NPT).  Iran didn't win any friends in India when, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security...(Read Full Post)