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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in India for talks on a proposed $7.5bn pipeline to transport gas to Pakistan and India. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met Indian leaders on a stopover at the end of his tour of South Asia.
The 2,600-km (1,620-mile) pipeline is seen as crucial for India which relies heavily on fuel imports. The two sides were due to discuss a long-delayed $7.5bn pipeline plan to transport gas to Pakistan and India.
Pakistan says it has cleared the way with Iran to finalise an agreement. The 2,600-km (1,620-mile) pipeline is seen as crucial for energy-hungry India. Pakistan says it has cleared the way with Iran to finalise an agreement.
Analysts say that the long-delayed pipeline could also contribute to security as Iran, Pakistan and India benefit more by mutual co-operation. Analysts say the deal could contribute to security as Iran, Pakistan and India benefit more by mutual co-operation.
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Mr Ahmadinejad is on a whirlwind tour of South Asia - he has already visited Pakistan and Sri Lanka since Monday.Mr Ahmadinejad is on a whirlwind tour of South Asia - he has already visited Pakistan and Sri Lanka since Monday.
Mr Ahmadinejad is spending just a few hours in IndiaMr Ahmadinejad is spending just a few hours in India
He will meet Indian PM Manmohan Singh during his visit to the Indian capital, Delhi, which is expected to last for less than five hours. He met Indian PM Manmohan Singh during his five-hour visit to the Indian capital, Delhi.
"Energy issues are on the agenda for talks," a ministry official was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying. "Energy issues are on the agenda for talks," a ministry official was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying earlier in the day.
The gas pipeline would cross Pakistan to reach India and is expected to earn Pakistan millions of dollars in transit fees.The gas pipeline would cross Pakistan to reach India and is expected to earn Pakistan millions of dollars in transit fees.
It has been held up by disputes over how much those fees would be and security-related issues.It has been held up by disputes over how much those fees would be and security-related issues.
The United States accuses Iran of trying to build nuclear weapons and has opposed the pipeline project as it feels it will weaken its efforts to isolate Tehran.The United States accuses Iran of trying to build nuclear weapons and has opposed the pipeline project as it feels it will weaken its efforts to isolate Tehran.
India recently rebuffed a call by the United States for it to ask Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.India recently rebuffed a call by the United States for it to ask Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme.
It said relations between the two spanned centuries, and they were capable of handling them with due care.It said relations between the two spanned centuries, and they were capable of handling them with due care.