NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India sees no reason to accept a request for political asylum by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the country's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
"Indian Embassy in Moscow did receive a request for asylum in a communication dated 30 June from Mr Edward Snowden," Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesman for India's foreign ministry, said on Twitter.
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