<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><body onload="window.open(''http://www.indiatimes.com/talkradio/14julyvarda.html'',''radio'',''toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,location=no,left=0,top=0,width=217,height=120'');"><br /></body><br /><br />India on Monday formally announced that it will not send troops to support US efforts in Iraq. Though the decision was not a surprise, it will have bearing on the relations between the two countries, which have warmed up in the last year.
<span style="" font-style:="" italic="">The Times of India</span>''s Deputy Chief of Bureau and foreign policy analyst Siddhharth Vardarajan deciphers the decision.</div> </div>