New Delhi:
Top countries of the world have reacted to North Korea's launch of a rocket with alarm because the technology could well be used as a long-range missile.
So why is India not condemning it outright? Sources say that India is not comfortable with the UN having the mandate to decide on a country's right to conduct a missile test.
In fact Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee spoke of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), and not the rocket or missile itself.
Sources also say that that India is walking a fine line because New Delhi is also concerned about the general proliferation threat North Korea pose.
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