India finds itself cornered as the war in the Middle East threatens to spin out of control. Strategic analyst Trita Parsi points out that India has sided with Israel and the US, unlike China, which has stayed neutral.

Did Israel inform Prime Minister Narendra Modi of its plan to bomb Iran when the prime minister inexplicably visited Israel barely two days before the attack? Even if it is assumed that Israel did not inform Modi of its plans, it raises questions about whether it was a friendly act, Parsi quipped in an interview with Dekoder on Monday. The war did not create an energy crisis for Israel, but it did for India, he pointed out.

Similarly, the United States does not appear to have kept Indian interests in mind while bombing Chabahar, 750 kilometres from the Strait of Hormuz, again last week. India, under US pressure, had withdrawn from the project to jointly develop the port, but Chabahar continues to promise and provide India access to Afghanistan and Central Asia without going through Pakistan.

Now, the US........

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