We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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Anand Thakur
We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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The whole world was saying that the countries of the regions should step up and resolve their problems, so we stepped up.
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That would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
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We expressed our readiness to join the US-led, international coalition against Daesh with special forces.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.
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He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.
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We had no other option – there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country.
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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
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