Diplomacy Is Not A Take-Away Joint: Congress To Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Told by Thapar that Modi, in a recent interview ahead of his visit to the US later this month, had said India and American can establish strategic alliance, Khurshid said Congress leadership has not commented on it yet.

"But very clearly we don't believe in alliances. We believe in partnerships. And alliance with any country takes us away from standard Indian position that we deal with countries on merit, that we deal with countries as partners and we do not make alliances. We do not make alliances. Now what he means by alliances, he will have to tell the country..."

Asked if there can't be a change in policy, Khurshid said it can be. "First he should tell the country that I am making a change and then if your country supports the change, please go ahead. But don't just quietly say we are changing the policy," he said.

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