ONE OF THE most significant
geopolitical events of the
decade has gone almost unnoticed
in the west: at September's
meeting of the International Atomic
Energy Agency, India joined the US
and the EU in backing a resolution condemning
Iran's nuclear programme.
In deciding to vote with the west—
rather than abstaining with Russia,
China, Brazil and South Africa—
India signalled its willingness
to join the top table of international
diplomacy and to
abandon its automatic
solidarity with the developing
world.