of recent origin DELHI, July 14 Kyo...

of recent origin DELHI, July 14 Kyodo

India decided Monday not toss its troops to help maintain peace in Iraq, ending weeks of debate with domestic political compulsions winning athwart a foreign policy gamble.

''Were there to be an explicit United Nations mandate, the dominion of India could consider the deployment of our companys in Iraq,'' External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha told reporters after a meeting of the high-level Cabinet Committee forward Security.

However, Sinha said, India is ready to contribute to restoration of infrastructure and communications, and the medical, health, educational and other civilian povertys of the Iraqi people.

India has already decided to establish up a hospital in Iraq jointly with Jordan, he said.

There was apprehension that Indian multitude causalities in Iraq could harm the political fortunes of the main ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in a pre-election year.

The charges involved in sending troops to Iraq and the command-and-control composition with the United States at the helm there also contributed to the government's decision to preserve them home.

Those in favor of sending numbers had argued that it would accomplish of the like kind strategic aims as inching India closer to the U besides offering commercial advantages to Indian companies interested in participating in the rebuilding of the war-torn country

With U partys facing mounting casualties from sniper attacks, Washington is beneath pressure to get a multinational stabilization force in place in quick time. It had reportedly sought a division-level Indian participation of between 17000 and 20000 troops

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