<p>"India is not a powerful country that its wishes are respected by other countries. India is considered as a soft and weak country even if it is progressing economically," Justice S N Dhingra said.<br /><br />"On all other fronts, the reputation of India abroad is not such that its requests are acceded to by the foreign governments immediately," the court said.<br /><br />The court made the remarks on a petition filed by the Centre seeking some more time to complete investigation against Naresh Kumar Jain, a Dubai-based businessman who is accused of running a hawala racket.<br /><br />Jain, who is facing criminal charges in many countries across Europe and Asia, was arrested by the Delhi police. He absconded from Dubai and entered India illegally through Nepal.<br />The police, after conducting an initial probe, found that he was allegedly involved in many criminal activities in many countries and requested those countries to co-operate in getting to the root of his activities.<br /><br />The investigating agency sought more time to complete the investigation as some countries are not co-operating.</p>
<p>"India is not a powerful country that its wishes are respected by other countries. India is considered as a soft and weak country even if it is progressing economically," Justice S N Dhingra said.<br /><br />"On all other fronts, the reputation of India abroad is not such that its requests are acceded to by the foreign governments immediately," the court said.<br /><br />The court made the remarks on a petition filed by the Centre seeking some more time to complete investigation against Naresh Kumar Jain, a Dubai-based businessman who is accused of running a hawala racket.<br /><br />Jain, who is facing criminal charges in many countries across Europe and Asia, was arrested by the Delhi police. He absconded from Dubai and entered India illegally through Nepal.<br />The police, after conducting an initial probe, found that he was allegedly involved in many criminal activities in many countries and requested those countries to co-operate in getting to the root of his activities.<br /><br />The investigating agency sought more time to complete the investigation as some countries are not co-operating.</p>