India's petroleum and natural gas minister says New Delhi is seeking energy cooperation with Islamabad in the wake of last month's summit between the leaders of the two South Asian rivals. Although no specific meetings on energy cooperation have been scheduled, India is considering selling diesel to Pakistan, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires on Tuesday. Aiyar also said a US$3 billion (euro 2.4 billion) pipeline linking India to Iran's massive gas fields through Pakistan could be the key to ensuring the country's energy security. "If we are seriously fossil-fuel deficient, we will need to have an alternative." "General improvement of atmosphere could facilitate some types of contact" between India and Pakistan, he said, referring to the proposed pipeline.
