Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday sharply criticised India’s role in the West Asia conflict, claiming the country has “completely lost its existence” amid the war sparked by a joint US-Israel attack on Iran.
Writing in his weekly ‘Rokthok’ column in the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, the Rajya Sabha MP targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the crisis. He accused the US and Israel of behaving like “global bullies”, while nations like India—once boasting of their strength—are reduced to their agents.
“When war has flared up in West Asia, India as a country has completely lost its existence among all the developments,” Raut stated, as reported by The Economic Times.
He insisted India should lead global efforts to halt the Iran war, now a top international concern, but lamented this has exposed the “hollowness” of Indian leadership worldwide.
Raut wrote that US President Donald Trump and Israel saw Iran as something to crush like a “cockroach”. After assassinating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, they expected the conflict to end quickly. Instead, Iran persists in fighting, striking Israel even after heavy losses of leaders and troops.
“The US and Israel are acting like global bullies and big countries like India, who boast of bravery, are acting like their agents,” he charged.
