Official reaction to "oil for bribes" scandal in The Times of India

Volcker report is 'dead' for Natwar; probe to be made public- The Times of India:

"[External Affairs Minister K Natwar] Singh said he had spoken to India's Ambassador to the United Nations Nirupam Sen four times in recent days asking him to find out the basis on which he and the Congress party had found a mention in the annexure to the Volcker report.

"'The Ambassador told me that even at the UN the view was that the report is a dead document,' he added.

"'The Volcker report was not on the agenda of the UN Security Council or the General Assembly,' he said, adding that it has been, 'noted and locked.'"

Fortunately, the Volcker report, despite its shortcomings, is on the agenda of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Whether that office will extend their probe to the appendices so as to encompass an examination of the activities of Minister Singh is uncertain, but it does appear that the minister will face parliamentary and judicial inquiries in his own country.