India proposes trilateral talks on IPI gas pipeline

Days after Iran and Pakistan signed pacts to implement a long-delayed gas pipeline, India on Thursday said it had proposed trilateral talks in May to address concerns that have been impeding its joining the project.

“We have genuine issues that need to be addressed before we sign up for the (Iran-Pakistan-India) pipeline. We have proposed dates in May for technical level talks in Tehran to iron these out,” Oil Secretary S Sundareshan said.