NEW DELHI,20 March 2026 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded by phoning his Qatari counterpart to express solidarity with Doha and to “strongly condemn the attacks on the region’s energy infrastructure.”
He also condemned the attacks on energy infrastructure in a call with Jordan’s king and spoke to the Omani sultan to condemn “the violation of Oman’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
As of publishing time, Modi in keeping with his public stance during the conflict has not condemned the Israeli attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field. Neither did the Indian external affairs ministry in its statement – at least not explicitly. It has named neither Tehran nor Tel Aviv, condemning the attacks on energy infrastructure “across the region”.
India’s dubious non-stance in Israel’s and the US’s illegal war against Iran was further pushed in the spotlight after the Israeli foreign minister went public over his conversations with Indian external affairs minister S. Jaishankar.
Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar apparently “briefed” Jaishankar about the war. He spoke of Israel’s “special strategic partnership with India, the world’s largest democracy,” and how they “valued” it. Sa’ar said he briefed the Indian minister on developments in the Israeli operation against Iran.
India has come under fire for pushing itself into a lose-lose situation, generating suspicion with its desire to throw itself firmly on the US-Israeli side, despite being very dependent, in material terms, with its energy needs and many workers in the region.
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