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First Cache of wiki leaks is all Music India ears.
In one, King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa inquires from US interlocutors about the extent of India's involvement in Afghanistan and notes that Bahrain sees India as very positive force in the region. "It's a new era," he says. "They can be of great help."
In another document, UAE's crown prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, referred to as MBZ in the cables, supports the US decision to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan arguing that it would not tilt the balance of power, and even if it did, "India's strength as a stable democracy would ensure that it would not ever be in as 'risky' a situation as its neighbor."
Piero Fassino, head of the foreign policy department of the opposition Partito Democratico's (PD) tells his US interlocutors that the greatest risk with nuclear proliferation is that irresponsible governments like the one in Iran could gain access to nuclear arms, and adds that the "PD assessed that there was little to fear with nations such as India, Britain, and France having nuclear weapons."
In another cable, former Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Michael Postl tells his US interlocutors that that the US should not shy away from interviews with Iranian media outlets. In fact, the US diplomat who sent the cable notes, "a program built around broadcasting the differing opinions of the US, India ('because its opinion is well-respected given its influence as a leader in the non-aligned movement'), and Iran might be a useful way to get our messages across while counteracting perceptions of bias.
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