Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday allayed the concerns of the Left parties on the Iran nuclear issue, saying the Indian government would not come under pressure and would do whatever was best for the country.

"We will do what is right for the country, for India's national interest in the prime concern, whether it is domestic or foreign policy," the Press Trust of India quoted Singh, who was on the sidelines of a swearing-in ceremony of new entrants to the Union Council of Ministers, as saying.

"We will not come under pressure. We will do the right thing for the country. Our prime concern is to protect and safeguard India's enlightened national interest," the prime minister said

He was replying to a question on the Left parties' demand asking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government to abstain from voting if consensus eludes the crucial IAEA meeting on Iran's controversial nuclear program on Feb. 2.

Source: Xinhua