Mr( is it Ms...!!!) DO YOU HAVE TO SEE A GHOST BEHIND EVERY SHADOW...??? iNDIA'S GAS RESERVES MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS...!!! USA HAS THE BIGGEST OIL RESERVES BUT IT BUYS ALMOST ALL ITS OIL NEEDS...!!!! IT IS AN INSURANCE AGAINST 'FUTURE SITUATIONS'...!!! ALTHO I DO NOT CONTRADICT YOUR STATEMENT THAT "THERE MAY BE POLITICS' BEHIND THE DEAL, THE IPI PIPELINE AND ITS GAS WOULD BE CRITICAL TO INDIA'S FUTURE GAS NEEDS.....!!!!!