On Iran, Biswal said she had not seen any sign of Indian engagement in areas such as military cooperation, that might be of concern to the US. Washington also recognised India's need for a trade route. "From the Indian perspective, Iran represents for India a gateway into Afghanistan and Central Asia," she said. "Do they have just zero prosecution abilities, zero law enforcement; I mean how could this happen? On that scale, it's pretty incredible," said the lawmaker from a country with a 250-year history of brutal slavery.

Source: India Today May 27, 2016 01:00 UTC