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Insinuation about India's UN vote 'utter rubbish': Syed Akbaruddin on NYT report
Updated On: 29 January, 2022 10:57 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The media report said the Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the `centerpieces` of a roughly USD 2 billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017
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India`s former permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin dismissed as "utter rubbish" the "insinuation" in a New York Times report which cited India`s 2019 vote in support of Israel at the UN`s Economic and Social Council to highlight deepening of ties after a deal that included sale of the Israeli spyware Pegasus.
Tagging a tweet on the NYT report, Akbaruddin, who was India`s Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2016-2020, said, "The insinuation about India`s UN vote is utter rubbish." The media report said the Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the "centerpieces" of a roughly USD 2 billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017. It also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to Israel in July 2017 - to become the first Indian prime minister to visit the country.
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