India: No reason to accept Snowden's asylum request

India sees no reason to accept a request for political asylum by former US 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 the foreign ministry, said on Twitter.

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"Following careful examination we have concluded that we see no reason to accede to the Snowden request," he said.

Snowden, wanted by Washington on spying charges for revealing a US electronic surveillance programme called Prism, has applied for political asylum in more than a dozen countries, including China and Spain.