Indian analyst emphasizes on the need for continuation of nuclear talk between Iran and West

In an exclusive interview with IRNA in New Delhi, Dr. Reshmi Kazi, an associate fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) said: “The joint decision by Iran and the United States to extend their negotiations over the Iranian nuclear deal is indicative of the fact that both countries want to give diplomacy a chance.'



She noted that both countries believe that a mutually agreeable final agreement over the nuclear deal can be reached through multilateral diplomacy.



'This will not only lessen the escalation of the Iranian nuclear crisis but also lay the stepping-stone for better relations between Iran and the West,' She added.



Appreciating Iran’s sincerity in implementing the interim nuclear deal, the seasoned analyst of the world affairs said: 'Iran has already accepted some of the conditions laid out by the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France and Britain plus Germany)as a mark of its sincere commitment to resume talks on the comprehensive nuclear deal that is expected to pave the way towards the final agreement by November 2014.'



'Iran and the G5+1 member-states have displayed good intentions and are determined to reach a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear issue,” she added.



Terming the peaceful use of the nuclear energy as a fundamental right of Iran, the member of India’s premier think tank said: 'Article IV of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty confers on every nation the right to pursue the peaceful use of nuclear energy.”



“However, it is in the interest of the entire world that all countries pursuing nuclear weapons programme renounce their nuclear ambitions to make the world a nuclear free and a safe place to live.” Dr. Kazi added.



Criticizing the Zionist regime for illegally holding a huge number of nuclear weapons, she said: 'The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on October 18, 2013 calling on Israel to adhere to the NPT without further delay and open its nuclear facilities to inspection under the comprehensive International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.'



'This will enhance the prospects for a regional nuclear weapons free zone,” she added.



Terming the nuclear weapons of the Zionist regime as the biggest threat to peace in the Middle-East, she added: 'The UN resolution reflects the world opinion and puts political pressure on Israel to open up on its nuclear weapons programme that poses threat to peace in the Middle East region.”



Calling the Western sanctions on Iran as detrimental for even the Western nations them self, Dr. Kazi said: 'Increasing trends of globalization have made the world more and more interdependent and hence sanctions do affect both the sanctions imposing country and the country upon which the sanctions are imposed.'



'The US imposed stringent sanctions to bring Iran to the negotiating table. However, the US must refrain from imposing any fresh sanctions on Iran and facilitate diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.”



On the repeated attempts of certain countries to create hurdle on the nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1, Dr. Kazi said: 'The Saudis feel regional insecurity with the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the West and Iran. They feel that the conclusion of the proposed nuclear deal will expand Iran’s autonomy in the Middle East which is not in the interest of the Saudi Arabia.”



Advising the Western nations to resist the conspiracies on Iran’s nuclear issue, she said: 'The Saudis and Israelis will come together to deal with Iran. Nonetheless, US and the West must act tactfully to resists pressure from Riyadh and Tel Aviv and facilitate the successful negotiations with Iran for a mutually acceptable nuclear deal that upholds the goals of the non-proliferation regime.”



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