India refuses to comment on the issue of WikiLeaks
“We would prefer not to comment on the issue of WikiLeaks, which purportedly are an account of privileged internal U.S. government assessments and correspondence,” said the Ministry of External Affairs, reacting on release of diplomatic cables by whistle-blower Website WikiLeaks.
India on Tuesday said it has a multi-faceted and forward-looking strategic partnership with the U.S. and there was a regular, open and candid dialogue between the two countries. The official spokesman of the MEA said. “We have a multi-faceted and forward-looking strategic partnership with the United States and there is a regular, open and candid dialogue between the two countries, on a number of matters of mutual interest.”
WikiLeaks also released a “secret” cable issued by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which she has described India as a “self-appointed frontrunner” for a permanent UNSC seat.
According to classified documents released by WikiLeaks, Hillary Clinton had also directed U.S. envoys to seek minute details about Indian diplomats stationed at the United Nations headquarters.
