Madurai (TN), Sept 12: Janata Party President Dr Subramanian Swamy today said Prime Minister A B Vajpayee should have made it clear to his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon that India did not share his perception of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Swamy, in a statement here, said he felt that the Prime Minister should have told Sharon, during his recent visit to the country, that "Israel's enemy need not be India's enemy as well." "It is true that India is committed to the integrity of Israel. Israel also has been consistently helpful to India Nevertheless, India's good relations with Iran has strategic interest. Further, Iran's civilization is a sister culture of India," he said. India should use its relations with Iran to moderate the latter's attitude towards Israel, he added.
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