India rejects security pact with US and Australia
Balaji Reddy
Dec. 1, 2011

Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd's remarks suggesting trilateral security agreement between US, India and Australia was a "Niet" for India. India does not consider American and Australia as parties that it can pact with in Asia.

Indian officials expressed extreme surprise at the audacity of the Aussie foreign minister trying to draw India into this hypothetical security arrangement.

"We are not aware of any such proposal," Vishnu Prakash, the external affairs ministry's spokesperson, said in response to a question.

Indian defence ministry also stated that it is not "keen on hopping to any multilateral security constructs in the region excepting those under the UN flag or such broad-based arrangements as ASEAN Defence Ministers Meet (ADMM +) and ASEAN Regional Forum".

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