Balance of Power

Modi Feels the Heat From Trump’s War on Iran

Strike by US submarine of Iranian vessel near Sri Lanka hurts PM’s position.
Healthcare workers carry the bodies of Iranian sailors who died in a US torpedo attack on IRIS Dena, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on March 4.Photographer: Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images

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The US-Israel war on Iran has just landed on India’s doorstep. Judging by his response, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to wish it would go away.