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Hillary Clinton on official visit to India

Clinton has been pressing India to buy less from Iran as a way to pressure the Islamic regime over its contested nuclear programme

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media during a news conference with India's Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna in New Delhi on May 8, 2012. Clinton has been pressing India to buy less from Iran as a way to pressure the Islamic regime over its contested nuclear programme. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wr

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) looks on with India’s West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Writers’ Building, which houses the state secretariat, in Kolkata on May 7, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India May 7 to further cut its imports of Iranian oil, saying New Delhi should use its growing clout to help isolate the Islamic republic. (AFP/Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves upon her arrival at the Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi on May 7, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on India May 7 to further cut its imports of Iranian oil, saying New Delhi should use its growing clout to help isolate the Islamic republic. (AFP/Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) walks with Indian Ambassador to the United States, Nirupama Rao (L) on her arrival at Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi on May 7, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said May 7 she hoped the United States would elect a woman as president during her lifetime, but again rejected calls for her to make a new White House run. Clinton said that women still suffered from a ‘glass ceiling’ in politics, complaining that media write of the ‘pastel hues’ in women leaders’ wardrobes even when they are talking about defence policy. (AFP/Getty Images)

Chief Minister of the eastern state of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee (R) talks with US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton at the Writers Building (the state secretariat) in Kolkata on May 7, 2012. Clinton came to the city as part of a three day India tour to consult with the Indian leadership on key regional and global issues. (AFP/Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi prior to a meeting in New Delhi on May 7, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said May 7 she hoped the United States would elect a woman as president during her lifetime, but again rejected calls for her to make a new White House run. Clinton said that women still suffered from a ‘glass ceiling’ in politics, complaining that media write of the ‘pastel hues’ in women leaders’ wardrobes even when they are talking about defence policy. (AFP/Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) gestures while talking with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi prior to a meeting in New Delhi on May 7, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said May 7 she hoped the United States would elect a woman as president during her lifetime, but again rejected calls for her to make a new White House run. Clinton said that women still suffered from a ‘glass ceiling’ in politics, complaining that media write of the ‘pastel hues’ in women leaders’ wardrobes even when they are talking about defence policy. (AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with India’s Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna before a news conference in New Delhi on May 8, 2012. Clinton has been pressing India to buy less from Iran as a way to pressure the Islamic regime over its contested nuclear programme. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wraps up a tour of Asia dominated by thorny disputes, as she sees signs of progress in working through problems with emerging powers China and India. (AFP/Getty Images)

U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during an India-U.S Partnership for Innovative Solutions conference which was organised by the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences in New Delhi on May 8, 2012. Clinton was in New Delhi to prepare for the US-India Strategic Dialogue, held each year since 2010, which will take place next month in Washington DC. (AFP/Getty Images)

Indian Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh (L), speaks as U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on during an India-U.S Partnership for Innovative Solutions conference which was organised by the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences in New Delhi on May 8, 2012. Clinton was in New Delhi to prepare for the US-India Strategic Dialogue, held each year since 2010, which will take place next month in Washington DC. (AFP/Getty Images)

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