US-Israel Attack on Iran: India’s Foreign Policy and Strategic Approach
While the Government of India has by and large remained silent on the Joint military operations conducted by the US-Israeli forces on 28 February against targets in Iran, the bombing and killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei is in the interest of India’s national security. Yet, the situation as it unfolds in the wake of this military action by the US and Israel is not without trouble for India, both at the level of tactics and strategy. In fact, the Islamic revolution of 1979 in Iran is at the heart of the radical Islam (terrorism) which has caused many terror attacks on the Indian soil emanating from Pakistan and funding from Islamic governments. Although killing of Ayatollah Khamenei does not give any direct relief to India in this regard, it will have an impact on the landscape of ideology-based terrorism in the world. The Islamic revolution in Iran, a…
